Poison by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer - 2007

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Norton & Company Limited, W. W. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 2007. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

W. W. Norton & Company, 5/17/2007. paperback. Like New. LIKE NEW!!! Has a red or black remainder mark on bottom/exterior edge of pages.

W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New. The item is Brand New!

W. W. Norton, 2007. Fine. A crisp clean trade paperback. In her 14th novel, Schaeffer (The Snow Fox) unfurls a sprawling inheritance saga loosely based on the turbulent life and loves of poet Ted Hughes. Writer Peter Grosvenor has always been almost as famous for his womanizing as he is for his poetry. After his first wife, the brilliant poet Evelyn Graves, and his second wife, Elfie, both kill themselves by means of the gas oven, Peter considers himself cursed, poisonous to women. Years later, after his death, Peter's more conventional but aggrieved third wife, Meena, desperate to preserve her wealth and keep up appearances, engages in a battle of wills with Peter's two grown children Sophie and Andrew; his sister, Sigrid; and his would-be biographer, as well as with the woman who might be Peter's last, true love. Rich in fairy tale imagery and in vivid metaphors, the narrative sometimes verges on stream of consciousness, as the text moves through the thoughts of all the major characters as well as… Read More

Trade paperback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.