Illusions

Charlotte Vale Allen

first published 1987 Penguin, 1988 289 pages

When Stanleigh Dunn, an award-winning author of children's books notable for her complexly intricate illustrations, meets Daniel Goddard on a flight to London, they are each (although unknown to the other) in the grip of a terrible loss. Their chance encounter develops into an ambivalent but sexually charged relationship that is colored by their grief. While she is both seductive and dismissing, he becomes progressiv...

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Kjaerlighetens grenseland edition · 1989 · Fredøis Forlag · 348 pages
Illusions. edition · 1988 · Penguin · 289 pages
Illusions edition · 1987 · McClelland & Stewart · 289 pages
Illusions edition · 1987 · Weidenfeld and Nicolson · 289 pages
Illusions edition · 1987 · Atheneum · 289 pages

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