Verlag: New Island Books, Ireland, Dublin, 2016
ISBN 10: 1848404972 ISBN 13: 9781848404977
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Venice, 1894. American novelist Henry James takes a night-time gondola out into the laguna to dump armfuls of a recently deceased ladys garments. Irish artist Reuben Ross accidentally witnesses this bizarre event. As he attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding it, Reuben finds himself adrift in the citys mist-shrouded maze of canals and waterways, entangled in ghostly and political intrigues that span the American Civil War, the Irish Home Rule Crisis and the First World War. Reuben risks losing his mind as he gradually discovers that there is more to drowning these gowns than the mere disposal of a dead womans belongings. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.