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Yellow by Janni Visman (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670034029
ISBN-139780670034024
eBay Product ID (ePID)43891981
Product Key Features
Book TitleYellow
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicThrillers / Suspense, Romance / General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJanni Visman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-061183
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsReminiscent of Patricia Highsmith’s best suspense, Yellowis a stunning work of taut poetry and psychological precision. (Ruth Ozeki, author of All Over Creation, and My Year of Meats) Every page is so well written it’s tempting to read each again and again. (Glamour) Within a taut, tense narrative spanning five days, Stella’s disintegration is written with starkly controlled elegance. (London Metro) Simple but highly effective, Yellowsets the net curtains of one’s mind a twitch. (Times Literary Supplement) Simple but highly effective, Yellow sets the net curtains of one’s mind atwitch. (The Times, London) A taut, maze-like narrative that will entrap you within pages. (The Daily Mail) Every page is so well written it’s tempting to read each again and again. (Glamour, UK) Beautifully crafted and intriguing to the very last word. (Time Out London), Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith's best suspense, "Yellow" is a stunning work of taut poetry and psychological precision. (Ruth Ozeki, author of "All Over Creation," and "My Year of Meats") Every page is so well written it's tempting to read each again and again. ("Glamour") Within a taut, tense narrative spanning five days, Stella's disintegration is written with starkly controlled elegance. ("London Metro") Simple but highly effective, "Yellow" sets the net curtains of one's mind a twitch. ("Times Literary Supplement") Simple but highly effective, Yellow sets the net curtains of one's mind atwitch. ("The Times," London) A taut, maze-like narrative that will entrap you within pages. ("The Daily Mail") Every page is so well written it's tempting to read each again and again. ("Glamour," UK) Beautifully crafted and intriguing to the very last word. ("Time Out London"), Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith’s best suspense, Yellow is a stunning work of taut poetry and psychological precision. (Ruth Ozeki, author of All Over Creation , and My Year of Meats ) Every page is so well written it’s tempting to read each again and again. ( Glamour ) Within a taut, tense narrative spanning five days, Stella’s disintegration is written with starkly controlled elegance. ( London Metro ) Simple but highly effective, Yellow sets the net curtains of one’s mind a twitch. ( Times Literary Supplement ) Simple but highly effective, Yellow sets the net curtains of one’s mind atwitch. ( The Times , London) A taut, maze-like narrative that will entrap you within pages. ( The Daily Mail ) Every page is so well written it’s tempting to read each again and again. ( Glamour , UK) Beautifully crafted and intriguing to the very last word. ( Time Out London ), Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmiths best suspense, "Yellow" is a stunning work of taut poetry and psychological precision. (Ruth Ozeki, author of "All Over Creation," and "My Year of Meats") Every page is so well written its tempting to read each again and again. ("Glamour") Within a taut, tense narrative spanning five days, Stellas disintegration is written with starkly controlled elegance. ("London Metro") Simple but highly effective, "Yellow" sets the net curtains of ones mind a twitch. ("Times Literary Supplement") Simple but highly effective, Yellow sets the net curtains of ones mind atwitch. ("The Times," London) A taut, maze-like narrative that will entrap you within pages. ("The Daily Mail") Every page is so well written its tempting to read each again and again. ("Glamour," UK) Beautifully crafted and intriguing to the very last word. ("Time Out London")
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisStella is an agoraphobic aromatherapist in a relationship with the seemingly decent Ivan, but as doubts about his past and present creep in, her shut-in status makes for a perfect theatrical evocation of claustrophobia and paranoia., In her spotless top-floor flat, Stella has created the ultimate cocoon. Her life is impeccably ordered, spare, and completely sealed within her London flat. Everything comes to herher aromatherapy massage clients, her pharmaceuticals, and her lovers. When Ivan, the gasman, comes to fix a leak in her flat, she asks him to stay to for good. Soon, a "Vertigo"-like spiral of secrets and betrayals begin to seep through the flat like the acrid, yellow odor of gas. And as the two engage in a brilliantly choreographed erotic dance, Stellas life gradually slips through her fingers as everything she has sought to control turns against her., In her spotless top-floor flat, Stella has created the ultimate cocoon. Her life is impeccably ordered, spare, and completely sealed within her London flat. Everything comes to her—her aromatherapy massage clients, her pharmaceuticals, and her lovers. When Ivan, the gasman, comes to fix a leak in her flat, she asks him to stay to for good. Soon, a Vertigo-like spiral of secrets and betrayals begin to seep through the flat like the acrid, yellow odor of gas. And as the two engage in a brilliantly choreographed erotic dance, Stella’s life gradually slips through her fingers as everything she has sought to control turns against her.
LC Classification NumberPR6122.I86Y45 2005
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