PRAXIS.
by WELDON, Fay.:
- Used
- first
- Condition
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1978.. FIRST EDITION 1978. No inscriptions, very faint dusting to top edges (see image), a Fine clean crisp unread copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, a touch of wear to head and tail of spine, minute closed tear to head and tail of spine neatly repaired on reverse with archival tape (see image). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Synopsis
Raised by a mad mother and a half-mad sister, abandoned by her father, Praxis Duveen is a master of the art of survival. Her life, indeed, has been full: two marriages, unsuccessful; a brief but profitable career as a prostitute; a little dabbling in incest; a mercy killing; and an inadvertent reign as both apostle and victim of the women's movement. Buffeted and battered by life, Praxis has survived with energy and humor intact. Her struggles with men and women, with mother and marriages, and most particularly, with herself, become, in Weldon's deft hands, a witty and trenchant commentary on what women wantand what they can actually get.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45763
- Title
- PRAXIS.
- Author
- WELDON, Fay.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1978.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- novel fiction modern
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