Under Their Skin

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2006
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One autumn, the serene marriage of a Swiss dermatologist to an English WHO leprosy expert is shattered by three intrusions on his Geneva practice:
an American violinist marred by a birthmark; a tattooed Japanese gangster; and the doctor's old rival-in-love, now Manhattan's Botox King,
Both dark satire and moving love story, this novel confirms the author's far-ranging talents.

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One autumn, the serene marriage of a Swiss dermatologist to an English WHO leprosy expert is shattered by three intrusions on his Geneva practice:
an American violinist marred by a birthmark; a tattooed Japanese gangster; and the doctor's old rival-in-love, now Manhattan's Botox King,

Both dark satire and moving love story, this novel confirms the author's far-ranging talents.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 350
Publisher: Peter Halban
Published: 27 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 1870015967
ISBN 13: 9781870015967
Book Overview: New novel from Orange Prize nominee - moving and bitingly satirical

Author Bio

Dinah Lee Kung worked for twenty years as a journalist in the Far East for The Economist, BusinessWeek, International Herald Tribune and Washington Post. She now lives in a farmhouse outside Geneva with her husband - a veteran of the International Red Cross - and their children.

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