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| Sanctuary | 
 enlarge | Author: Lisa Appignanesi
Publisher: Bantam Press
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2682639
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
ISBN: 0593043960
EAN: 9780593043967
ASIN: 0593043960
Publication Date: April 4, 2000
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Condition: Publisher: Bantam PressDate of Publication: 2000Binding: HardcoverDescription: Good clean used book. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.
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 Intelligently written and un-put-down-able April 3, 2005
I have just finished Lisa Appignanesi's 493-page novel in one sitting. The pages turned themselves and the story never failed to engage my attention (even though my interest in the technicalities of GM crops is virtually nil). The cast of characters is quite large, but this is not one of those novels where they are so ill-characterised that the reader begins to forget who they all are. Each is vividly characterised and memorable, with the possible exception of the arch-villain, who is perhaps something of a cardboard cutout. Settings - from New York to trendy East London lofts to the North Devon coast - are nicely and convincingly described. The novel hinges extensively on psychoanalytical technique, of which the author clearly has a firm grasp - it is no surprise to discover that she has also written a non-fiction work on Freud. Last, but for me anything but least, the writing style is faultless, with hardly a word or a comma out of place (it is probably small-minded to ask why nobody noticed that distances in England are measured in miles and not in kilometres, but I will anyway). Altogether a highly enjoyable read.
 good story but disappointing style June 11, 2000
The story is interesting, especially her use of current modern concepts and problems like GM crops and greed to get a monopoly illegally etc. Her style in this book is rather clipped and threadbare; I would wish for something richer in descriptions of scenes, characters and events.
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