About this title: Two male lovers, a legendary movie goddess, an estate caretaker, a repressed prep-school teacher, and a polyestered Beverly Hills agent mount an incredible scam in Paul Monette's witty and wicked novel. Beth Carroll, a wealthy old lady cared for by her gay houseboy David and by Phidias, the overseer of the estate and her lover for fifty years, has died before signing her will which will protect her magnificent property from being sold to developers, Phidias enlists David's aid, and David calls in his old lover Rick and the latter's famous friend, the Dietrich-esque chanteuse Madeleine Cosquer ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780312015152ISBN:0312015151
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light cover wear; no remainder mark; no writing in book; no spine crease; binding straight, tight; pages bright, odor-free; will pack securely, ship promptly with Delivery Confirmation. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 277 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 1988-Paperback-Cover shows some minor shelf-wear. Text pages lightly tanned. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: First Thus Used
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Press, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780312015152ISBN:0312015151
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780312015152ISBN:0312015151
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Avon, New York
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780380451616ISBN:0380451611
Description: 242p., pictorial wraps. First Avon mass-market printing of Monette's first novel. [Young 2753*] Originally published in hardcover in 1978 by Little, Brown & Co. read more
Edition: First Edition Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, Boston
Date Published: 1978
Description: Very Good+/Very Good+ Red and black cloth with silver lettering. Clean and tight, no markings. $8.95 price present on jacket flap. 277pp. read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780316578219ISBN:0316578215
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Sharp and tight, foxing to top page edge; jacket nicked. read more
"anyone who wants to know what a good writer Monette was before he hit us all with borrowed time. This is a good novel and a real thriller. Good Charecters. Good setting. Realistic."
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