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The Red Queen
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The Red Queen Paperback - 2005

by Drabble, Margaret

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Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title The Red Queen
  • Author Drabble, Margaret
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Edition Unstated
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 357
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, Limited, London, United Kingdom
  • Date August 4, 2005
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 41012063-75
  • ISBN 9780141018164 / 014101816X
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.76 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 1.93 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.914

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Summary

200 years after being plucked from obscurity to marry the Crown Prince of Korea, the Red Queen's ghost decides to set the record straight about her extraordinary existence - and Dr Babs Halliwell, with her own complicated past, is the perfect envoy. Why does the Red Queen pick Babs to keep her story alive, and what else does she want from her? A terrific novel set in 18th century Korea and the present day, The Red Queen is a rich and atmospheric novel about love, and what it means to be remembered

First line

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE CHILD, I pined for a red silk skirt.

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