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Thus Bad Begins

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Thus Bad Begins

By Javier Marías

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About the book

Award-winning author Javier Marias weaves a darkly thrilling tale of love, betrayal and lives played out in the unhappy shadow of historyAs a young man, Juan de Vere takes a job that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Hi employer is Eduardo Muriel: a famous film director, sophisticated and discreet. Muriel's wife Beatriz is a soft, ripe woman who slips through her husband's home like an unwanted ghost, finding solace in other beds. And on the periphery of their lives stands Dr Jorge Van Ve...Show more

Espionage and spy thriller
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Thriller: organised crime

Book details

ISBN

9780241972823

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2017

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Thus Bad Begins

Format

Paperback

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