Juliet, the English wife of a Roman industrialist, Lorenzo Gherardi, is woken in the middle of the night by a telephone call to learn that her husband has just died in a bomb explosion to the north of the city while at the wheel of his car. Due to his left-wing views, the public, friends, even Lorenzo's mother have suspicions that he has been transporting explosives for terrorists. This is the era of the Red Brigades and any involvement in terrorism carries severe punishment. Juliet is grilled by a magistrate called Carosi - a sinister character, to her, with a sulphurous whiff of Pluto about him. How can she prove that her husband is innocent, and that she is innocent - that it was almost certainly the Neofascists who planted the bomb to discredit the Left? Can she cushion her son from pain and block family interference as she frantically digs for the truth? But the car bomb isn't the only big bang to rip through Juliet's life. This is a tale of attraction and betrayal. Prantera also takes a steady look at political posturing - the fudging of language and the drossy morality that can lure people into dangerous action
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. CA5 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first American edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on back of the title page with the "1" present and no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards with red lettering and graphics on the spine with a bookmark ribbon with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very light edge wear at the front top left corner plus the dust jacket endflaps are lgued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, front endpaper, and title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf war plus the endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. The main character of this novel is an English wife of a Roman industrialist. She is woken in the middle of the night by a telephone call notifiying her of her husband's death in a bomb explosion. The novel is set in the era of the Red Brigades and her husband's left-wing views has caused many to suspect that he had been transporting explosives for terrorists. She is convinced that her husband is innocent and she works to prove this and the fact that Neofascists planted the bomb to discredit the Left. As she frantically searches for the truth with the active resistance by the couple's relatives, she must also cushion her son from the pain of such a loss. By the author of "Strange Loop," "The Cabalist," "The Side of the Moon," "Proto Zoė," "The Young Italians," "The Kingdom of Fanes," and "Zoe Tropė." 215p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # SCW07734
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 271136
Book Description Condition: BUONO USATO. IED. INGLESE Legatura editoriale in cartonato rigido ruvido, copertina in buono stato di conservazione, preservata da sovraccoperta illustrata, con alette. Ritratto fotografico dell' Autrice alla aletta posteriore. Stato interno buono, pagine ben tenute, velate da tonalitą brunita, maggiormente ai tagli ben conservati. Numero pagine 215. Seller Inventory # KEE4398