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An Accident in August by Cossé, Laurence
by Cossé, Laurence | PB | Good
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781609450496
- Book Title
- Accident in August
- Publisher
- Europa Editions, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary, Romance / Suspense
- Item Weight
- 9.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Europa Editions, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1609450493
ISBN-13
9781609450496
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109057987
Product Key Features
Book Title
Accident in August
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary, Romance / Suspense
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Praise for Laurence Cossé " A Novel Bookstore makes a good argument for literature as a sensual pleasure surpassing even sex and fine wine." --The Washington Post "Cossé is a master of fine storytelling." --La Repubblica " A Novel Bookstore is a deeply satisfying manifesto of book love and a sharp indictment of those who would use such love for their own evil purposes." --The Huffington Post "Cossé observes the smallets details and imbues them with meaning." --Three Percent " A Novel Bookstore is packed with sublime, enthusiastic descriptions of reading and literature." --Minneapolis Star Tribune, Praise for Laurence Coss " A Novel Bookstore makes a good argument for literature as a sensual pleasure surpassing even sex and fine wine." --The Washington Post "Coss is a master of fine storytelling." --La Repubblica " A Novel Bookstore is a deeply satisfying manifesto of book love and a sharp indictment of those who would use such love for their own evil purposes." --The Huffington Post "Coss observes the smallets details and imbues them with meaning." --Three Percent " A Novel Bookstore is packed with sublime, enthusiastic descriptions of reading and literature." --Minneapolis Star Tribune, Praise for Laurence Coss " A Novel Bookstore makes a good argument for literature as a sensual pleasure surpassing even sex and fine wine." --The Washington Post "Coss is a master of fine storytelling." --La Repubblica " A Novel Bookstore is a deeply satisfying manifesto of book love and a sharp indictment of those who would use such love for their own evil purposes." --The Huffington Post "Coss observes the smallets details and imbues them with meaning." --Three Percent " A Novel Bookstore is packed with sublime, enthusiastic descriptions of reading and literature." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
TitleLeading
An
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Synopsis
From the author of A Novel Bookstore comes further proof of a prodigious and remarkable literary imagination at work. In An Accident in August , Laurence Coss takes one of the most famous news events of recent world history as the starting point for a novel as intelligent as it is gripping. Lady Diana, Dodi al Fayed, and Henri Paul are long buried. Today, the paparazzi are busy hounding other celebrities. But fourteen years after the accident that cost the lives of all three, one person involved in the tragedy remains unidentified: the driver of a white Fiat Uno that was in the alma tunnel at the time of the accident. In Coss 's spellbinding novel, the driver of this car, a young French woman on her way home from work that fatal night, sees her life thrown into turmoil when, scared and alone, she flees the scene. While there are no immediate repercussions resulting from her flight, as news of the event spreads and TV stations, papers and radio talk of nothing else for weeks, she is assailed by a growing sense of guilt. Terrified of being found out, questioned, arrested, and thrown headfirst into a media whirlwind, she finds herself paralyzed by fear, paranoia, and a growing sense of remorse. When finally it seems she has evaded both the police and the media spotlights, a mysterious man appears who will force her into a decision that will dramatically change her life. Wonderfully paced, suspenseful and dramatic, An Accident in August is the story of an ordinary person radically altered by her chance involvement in an extraordinary event., From the author of A Novel Bookstore comes further proof of a prodigious and remarkable literary imagination at work. In An Accident in August , Laurence Coss' takes one of the most famous news events of recent world history as the starting point for a novel as intelligent as it is gripping. Lady Diana, Dodi al Fayed, and Henri Paul are long buried. Today, the paparazzi are busy hounding other celebrities. But fourteen years after the accident that cost the lives of all three, one person involved in the tragedy remains unidentified: the driver of a white Fiat Uno that was in the alma tunnel at the time of the accident. In Coss''s spellbinding novel, the driver of this car, a young French woman on her way home from work that fatal night, sees her life thrown into turmoil when, scared and alone, she flees the scene. While there are no immediate repercussions resulting from her flight, as news of the event spreads and TV stations, papers and radio talk of nothing else for weeks, she is assailed by a growing sense of guilt. Terrified of being found out, questioned, arrested, and thrown headfirst into a media whirlwind, she finds herself paralyzed by fear, paranoia, and a growing sense of remorse. When finally it seems she has evaded both the police and the media spotlights, a mysterious man appears who will force her into a decision that will dramatically change her life. Wonderfully paced, suspenseful and dramatic, An Accident in August is the story of an ordinary person radically altered by her chance involvement in an extraordinary event., From the author of A Novel Bookstore comes further proof of a prodigious and remarkable literary imagination at work. In An Accident in August , Laurence Cossé takes one of the most famous news events of recent world history as the starting point for a novel as intelligent as it is gripping. Lady Diana, Dodi al Fayed, and Henri Paul are long buried. Today, the paparazzi are busy hounding other celebrities. But fourteen years after the accident that cost the lives of all three, one person involved in the tragedy remains unidentified: the driver of a white Fiat Uno that was in the alma tunnel at the time of the accident. In Cossé's spellbinding novel, the driver of this car, a young French woman on her way home from work that fatal night, sees her life thrown into turmoil when, scared and alone, she flees the scene. While there are no immediate repercussions resulting from her flight, as news of the event spreads and TV stations, papers and radio talk of nothing else for weeks, she is assailed by a growing sense of guilt. Terrified of being found out, questioned, arrested, and thrown headfirst into a media whirlwind, she finds herself paralyzed by fear, paranoia, and a growing sense of remorse. When finally it seems she has evaded both the police and the media spotlights, a mysterious man appears who will force her into a decision that will dramatically change her life. Wonderfully paced, suspenseful and dramatic, An Accident in August is the story of an ordinary person radically altered by her chance involvement in an extraordinary event., From the author of A Novel Bookstore comes further proof of a prodigious and remarkable literary imagination at work. In An Accident in August, Laurence Cosse takes one of the most famous news events of recent world history as the starting point for a novel as intelligent as it is gripping. On the now infamous night of August 31, 1997, a young woman's life is thrown into turmoil when fortune places her at the scene of the fatal car crash in which Lady Diana Frances Spencer, then Princess of Wales, lost her life. Scared and alone, she flees the scene of the accident. While there are no immediate repercussions resulting from her flight, as news of the tragic event spreads and TV stations, papers and radio talk of nothing else for days, she is assailed by a growing sense of guilt. Terrified of being found out, questioned, arrested, and thrown headfirst into a media whirlwind, she finds herself paralyzed by fear, paranoia, and a growing sense of remorse. Wonderfully paced, suspenseful and dramatic, An Accident in August is the story of an ordinary person radically changed by her chance involvement in an extraordinary event. She unwittingly becomes a part of history. Yet history itself, not to mention the police and the media, ultimately fails to identify her, and she remains a figure cloaked in mystery.
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