Magnificence: A Novel

Magnificence: A Novel
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9780393081701
ISBN-13 : 0393081702
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Book Synopsis Magnificence: A Novel by : Lydia Millet

Download or read book Magnificence: A Novel written by Lydia Millet and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel introduces Susan Lindley, a woman adrift after her husband's death. Suddenly gifted her great uncle's Pasadena mansion, Susan decides to restore his extensive collection of preserved animals, tending to the fur and feathers, the beaks, the bones and shimmering tails. Meanwhile, a menagerie of uniquely damaged humans - including a cheating husband and a chorus of eccentric elderly women - joins her in residence.


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