The enormously wealthy Durie family occupies a gigantic baroque turn-of-the-century mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The family, whose fortune was established in Colonial times, is traditionally shy of all public notice and proud that no scandal has ever touched its name. Newly married Michael and Amy Lloyd, bright young teachers in a private school, suddenly find themselves unemployed and apparently unemployable. When all cash and credit are gone, Michael and Amy decide to take up positions on the Durie household ...
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The enormously wealthy Durie family occupies a gigantic baroque turn-of-the-century mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The family, whose fortune was established in Colonial times, is traditionally shy of all public notice and proud that no scandal has ever touched its name. Newly married Michael and Amy Lloyd, bright young teachers in a private school, suddenly find themselves unemployed and apparently unemployable. When all cash and credit are gone, Michael and Amy decide to take up positions on the Durie household staff. But as the Lloyds learn to cope with their positions as servants they slowly become aware that the seventy-year-old matriarch Margaret Durie is, for her own unexplained reasons, enlisting them as her helpless accomplices in a subtly designed series of events that will ultimately lead to a thunderous scandal ... and a ghastly death.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. Maybe an ex-library copy and not include the accompanying CDs, access codes or other supplemental materials.
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Good. Used-GoodEX-LIBRARY BOOK-This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. Item may have minor creases or signs of wear on the exterior. Item is packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo-over 4¾"-9¾" Tall. 320 pages. Very good in good dust jacket. 1985 Arbor House hard cover. Bright, clean pages with light reading wear, light edgewear. Dust jacket is encased in mylar, with some mild cover rubbing. 320 p.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Dj lightly shelf worn with scuffs, scratches, toning & small tears. Small yellow discoloration on front cover near authors name. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Price clipped. First edition third printing of the final novel by this author. Light tanning to the outside edges of the white dj. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition. 320 p. Audience: General/trade.
