Weight:
325g
SYNOPSIS:
Blanche
Vernon
is
one
of
those
discreet,
smart
women
one
sees
in
restaurants
alone.
Recently
divorced,
she
considers
it
a
matter
of
honor
to
keep
herself
busy,
scrupulously
carrying
out
ordinary
tasks
as
if
they
mattered,
until
darkness
falls.
She
will
then
open
a
bottle
of
good
wine
(which
she
does
with
increasing
regularity)
and
cook
herself
a
simple
nourishing
meal.
She
can
still
expect
the
occasional
visit
from
her
husband,
Bertie,
who
a
year
ago
defected
to
a
capricious,
childishly
demanding
computer
expert
called
Mousie.
Blanche
is
convinced
that
it
is
her
own
misguided
sense
of
stability,
gentility,
and
fair
play
that
has
led
to
this
state
of
affairs,
and
that,
if
only
she
could
have
cultivated
a
more
voluble,
petulant
nature,
things
might
have
turned
out
differently.
Oddly,
mutual
friends
do
not
see
it
this
way:
rather
than
considering
Blanche
"too
sensible,"
general
opinion
has
it
that
she
has
recently
been
insupportably
eccentric
-
overly
fond
of
literary
allusions
and
piquant
non-sequiturs
-
and
most
irritating,
she
doesn't
allow
anyone
properly
to
pity
her.
NOTE:
This
book
is
a
very
good
collectible
copy.
The
book
is
in
very
good
condition,
as
is
the
dust
jacket.
There
is
minor
edgewear
to
the
dustjacket.
The
pages
of
the
book
are
browned.
The
top
and
bottom
of
the
spine
are
a
little
rubbed.
POSTAGE:
This
item
will
be
sent
as
a
500g
PARCEL.
Please
visit
Australia
Post
(www.austpost.com.au)
or
contact
me
for
the
exact
cost.
Regarding
the
condition
of
books,
please
visit
this
page:
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online:
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have
lots
of
terrific
stuff
for
sale!
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