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The Ballad of a Small Player, Osborne, Lawrence
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- The Ballad of a Small Player
- ISBN
- 0099599686
- EAN
- 9780099599685
- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Genre
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- Height
- 16.00
- Length
- 194.06
- Width
- 128.02
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- The Ballad of a Small Player
- Artist
- Osborne, Lawrence
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Ballad of a Small Player
- Item Height
- 198 mm
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Topic
- Books
- Item Weight
- 159 g
- Item Width
- 129 mm
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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A riveting study of risk and obsession, from a writer of effortless grace and menace 'I waited patiently for the next hand to be played out, and I had a feeling it was going to be a Natural, a perfect nine.' His name is Lord Doyle. His plan- to gamble away his last days in the dark and decadent casino halls of Macau. His game- baccarat punto blanco -- 'that slutty dirty queen of casino card games.' Though Doyle is not a Lord at all. He is a fake; a corrupt lawyer who has spent a career siphoning money from rich clients. And now he is on the run, determined to send the money - and himself - up in smoke. So begins a beguiling, elliptical velvet rope of a plot- a sharp suit, yellow kid gloves, another naughty lemonade and an endless loop of small wins and losses. When Lady Luck arrives in the form of Dao-Ming, a beautiful yet enigmatic lost soul, so begins a spectacular and unnatural winning streak in which millions come Doyle's way. But in these shadowy dens of risk and compulsion, in a land governed by superstition, Doyle knows that when the bets are high, the stakes are even greater. The Ballad of a Small Player is a sleek, dark-hearted masterpiece- a ghost story set in the land of the living, and a decadent morality tale of a Faustian pact made, not with the devil, but with fortune's fickle hand.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780099599685
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213105778
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Books
Book Title
The Ballad of a Small Player
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
198 mm
Item Weight
159 g
Item Width
129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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VAT number: DE 281042328, EL 996857788, ES N8267548I, FR 27823676960, GB 922696893, IT 00185819992
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- d***b (3359)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseDescribed as like new, but the book is annotated.
- j***c (697)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFantastic Seller. Great quality and condition of item.Fast delivery and Expertly packed to ensure the item is safe. Great Communication when asking a question and always polite and to the point. Item received is exactly what was described. Fair price charged and cost was not over the top. So very, very pleased with this Seller I will rate them No.1 and made the experience of buying on EBay a VERY HAPPY one. Would definitely buy again! Thank you so much.
- c***4 (201)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book arrived in perfect condition well packaged. It was a couple of days later than promised but I think this was a PO problem rather than the seller. A good price and as described. When the seller was contacted as the book had not arrived they immediately replied - could not fault. Would use this seller again.
- u***q (573)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI buy from this seller all the time and believe them to be the best of the BIG second-hand UK sellers. Comms are excellent and they respond quickly and make a real effort to resolve issues. Pricing is good and descriptions accurate and fair. Postage is free so there won't be any extra packing but I've never had a problem with items damaged in transit.Single & Single (The Penguin John le..., le Carré, John (#396249277628)