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The Female of the Species

The Female of the Species

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Publisher's Synopsis

The first novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk about Kevin is a compelling and provocative story of love and how we suffer for it.

Still unattached and childless at fifty-nine, world-renowned anthropologist Gray Kaiser is seemingly invincible-and untouchable. Returning to make a documentary at the site of her first great triumph in Kenya, she is accompanied by her faithful middle-aged assistant, Errol McEchern, who has loved her for years in silence.

When young graduate assistant Raphael Sarasola arrives on the scene, Gray is captivated and falls hopelessly in love-before an amazed Errol's eyes. As he follows their affair with jealous fascination, Errol watches helplessly from the sidelines as a proud and fierce woman is reduced to miserable dependence through miserable dependence.

About the Publisher

The Borough Press

HarperFiction's brand new imprint, The Borough Press. An imprint name chosen by our Publishing Director Katie Espiner, as Borough is soon to be the new London home of HarperCollinsPublishers. A place that reflects the spirit of our books, and the spirit of the imprint: energetic, modern and passionate - proud of a rich and varied past, and enthusiastic about a thriving present and future.

Book information

ISBN: 9780007564019
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: The Borough Press
Pub date:
Edition: Reprint
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 495
Weight: 346g
Height: 131mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 34mm