When an heiress moves to a villa on Italy’s Lake Nemi, a houseguest
plots to take it—and more—in this novel by a prizewinning master
of dark comedy. When American heiress Maggie Radcliffe relocates to
enchanting Lake Nemi, just south of Rome, she is determined to live in
tune with ancient pagan rhythms of art and nature. At her new
home—one of three that she owns—she is constantly surrounded by a
cast of quirky characters, and her latest guest is old friend Hubert
Mallindaine, an unrepentant grifter who claims to be a direct
descendant of the goddess Diana, whose spirit is said to rest at Nemi.
As soon as Mallindaine arrives, Radcliffe’s vast material wealth
begins to slip quietly out the door. Desperate to regain it, Radcliffe
attempts to evict Mallindaine from her home, but a host of new
problems threaten to destroy all that she has. From the PEN
Award–winning author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The
Driver’s Seat, and other modern classics, The Takeover is a
suspenseful, acidic comedy about the clash between the conventions of
old wealth and the inevitable tide of modernity. It is a testament to
the mind and work of “the most sharply original fictional
imagination of our time” (Sunday Times). This ebook features an
illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and
never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the
National Library of Scotland.
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ISBN
9781453245064
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Open Road Media
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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