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A provocative novel of jealousy and betrayal between two rival sisters Ruth calls herself a malevolent creature, ruled since childhood by hatred and envy for her adopted sister, Elizabeth. She grew up in Elizabeth's shadow, always falling short of her goodness and generosity, constantly resenting her very presence in the family. As they grow old, Ruth sets out to destroy her without guilt or hesitation. Ruth will strike Elizabeth where she's ...

A passionate, elegant, ruthless story." -Iris Murdoch Damage is the gripping story of a man's desperate obsession and scandalous love affair. He is a man who appears to have everything: wealth, a beautiful wife and children, and a prestigious political career in Parliament. But his life lacks passion, and his aching emptiness drives him to an all-consuming, and ultimately catastrophic, relationship with his son's fiancée. Chilling and brillian...

This New York Times bestselling novel, now in a brand-new edition, is a daring look at the dangers of obsession and the depth of its shattering consequences.Damage is the gripping story of a man's desperate obsession and scandalous love affair. He is a man who appears to have everything: wealth, a beautiful wife and children, and a prestigious political career in Parliament. But his life lacks passion, and his aching emptiness drives him to an...

Stephen Fleming er succesrig politiker, som lever et trygt familieliv med sin kone og deres børn. Men da hans søn præsenterer sin nye kæreste, Anna, bliver tæppet revet væk under hans fødder. Han og Anna tiltrækkes straks af hinanden og de indleder et kompliceret erotisk forhold, samtidig med at Anna planlægger at blive gift med Flemings søn."Ulykker" er en sugende fortælling og erotisk tour-de-force af stærke følelser, underkastelse og voldso...

Catching Life by the Throat unites the sound, sense, and sensibility that lie at the heart of great poetry. It features eight great poets, with brief, accessible essays concerning their life and work and a selection of their poems, and it is accompanied by an 80-minute CD recorded live at the British Library: Ralph Fiennes reading Auden, Edward Fox reading Eliot, Roger Moore reading Kipling, Harold Pinter reading Larkin, and more. Whether you ...

Immediatamente, fin dalle prime frasi del romanzo, veniamo catturati dall¿incessante lavorio di una mente sconvolta. È la mente di un uomo che si presenta con queste parole: ¿Non sono morto nel mio cinquantesimo anno. E ora poche persone, tra quelle che mi conoscono, ritengono che questa non sia stata una tragediä. Ed è quest¿uomo, il protagonista, a narrarci la propria storia. La sua vita, dipanatasi su una superficie levigata ¿ ha svolto una...

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Ruth, l'io narrante del romanzo, è un mostro di freddezza. Cova da sempre un cupo rancore verso Elizabeth, cugina rimasta orfana a nove mesi e adottata dai suoi genitori, considerata da lei usurpatrice di affetti familiari. Ruth si vota alla sua distruzione: come da bambina le rubava i giocattoli, da grande cerca di ammaliare i suoi uomini. Alla fine capisce però che la distruzione di Elizabeth comporta anche la propria.

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Ruth calls herself a malevolent creature, ruled since childhood by hatred and envy for her adopted sister, Elizabeth. As they grow old, Ruth sets out to destroy her without guilt or hesitation.

*The debut novel by Josephine Hart, reissued as a Virago Modern Classic - a chilling exploration of physical passion and psychological darkness

A passionate, elegant, ruthless story." -Iris Murdoch The New York Times bestselling novel.Damage is the gripping story of a man's desperate obsession and scandalous love affair. He is a man who appears to have everything: wealth, a beautiful wife and children, and a prestigious political career in Parliament. But his life lacks passion, and his aching emptiness drives him to an all-consuming, and ultimately catastrophic, relationship with his...

E' possibile riprendere a vivere dopo la morte di una persona cara senza per questo negarne la memoria? Chi resta si sente prima abbandonato e poi, quando recupera l'attaccamento alla propria vita, colpevole di abbandono. Prima tradito, poi traditore. E chi muore? Ha paura di morire davvero nella dimenticanza, si rifiuta di scomparire, si sforza di trattenere, può diventare un ostacolo, un ricordo ossessivo travestito da fantasma, invincibile ...

Jack Harrington è un quarantenne arrivato. Vive a Londra ed esercita con successo la professione di psicanalista. Dopo il divorzio vive ossessionato dal rimorso per il fallimento del suo matrimonio. Jack ha una sorella, Kate, che fa la modella che è sul punto di sposarsi per la seconda volta. Ma, come spesso le succede prima di decisioni importanti, Kate entra in crisi, una crisi dai contorni inquietanti che rimanda a una tragedia remota, cond...

In una innominata cittadina dell'Irlanda contemporanea un ragazzo salta in aria nel giardino di casa. La versione ufficiale è che "stava fabbricando un razzo", il sospetto è che fosse un bombarolo legato all'Ira. La madre viene ricoverata in un ospedale psichiatrico in stato di choc. La famiglia fa quadrato intorno all'amour fou di questa madre per il figlio compianto. La figlia Olivia decide di sacrificare gli anni dell'adolescenza, e solo qu...

Josephine Hart, author of the bestselling novel Damage, had what she called 'a long love affair' with poetry. It was an affair that started as a child and lasted until her untimely death at the age of sixty-nine in 2011. She said 'I was a word child' growing up in Ireland 'a country of word children where life was language before it was anything else'. As a teenager and later she found the poetry of Eliot, Larkin, Yeats and others a lifeline, ...

The accidental death of a teenage boy has a profound effect on a small Irish town in this compelling new novel from the bestselling author of "Damage." As Sissy, the boy's mother, struggles to overcome her senseless loss, her daughter, Olivia, works to keep her brother's memory alive in a swiftly changing country. And Thomas--known as "The German" to his neighbors--is drawn into the family's grief, forcing him to confront the past that has bro...

A married M.P. falls for his son's fiancee, and nothing can tear them away from each other...

A provocative novel of jealousy and betrayal between two sisters from bestseller Josephine Hart.

* A revenger's tragedy of lust, cruelty and betrayal - the magnificent novel from Josephine Hart, reissued now as a Virago Modern Classic