Alexandra

Alexandra

by ValerieMartin (Author)

Synopsis

Claude is a middle-aged man unwillingly attached to Mona, a woman obsessed with marriage and respectability. Then one night he meets the exotic Alexandra - regal, tall and spare, skittish and powerfully independent. When her rich friend Diana falls pregnant, Alexandra and Claude agree to accompany her to Diana's house hidden deep in the bayou, where they will assist her with the birth. They are joined by Collie, the housekeeper and Banjo, a drunken old handyman. At the house, Claude hears a disturbing and haunting story of a man similar to himself who was also involved with Alexandra and Diana and was found murdered in a hotel room. This is a gothic and mysterious tale set deep in the heart of the bayou.

$7.69

Save:$1.17 (13%)

Quantity

2 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 03 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 0753818450
ISBN 13: 9780753818459
Book Overview: A chilling tale of murder and passion deep in the bayou from the Orange Prize-winning author of Property.

Author Bio
Valerie Martin is the author of two collections of short fiction and six novels, including Italian Fever, The Great Divorce and Mary Reilly [the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story, from the viewpoint of a housemaid, which was filmed with Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. Her most recent book is a non-fiction work about St Francis of Assisi: Salvation: Scenes from the Life of St Francis. She lives in upstate New York.