The Breaking Point: Short Stories (Virago Modern Classics) - Softcover
'The apathy of Sunday lay upon the streets. Houses were closed, withdrawn. They don't know, he thought, those people inside, how one gesture of mine, now, at this minute, might alter their world. A knock on the door, and someone answers - a woman yawning, an old man in carpet slippers, a child sent by its parents in irri
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- PublisherVirago
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1844085759
- ISBN 13 9781844085750
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The apathy of Sunday lay upon the streets. Houses were closed, withdrawn. "They don't know," he thought, "those people inside, how one gesture of mine, now, at this minute, might alter their world. A knock on the door, and someone answers - a woman yawning, an old man in carpet slippers, a child sent by its parents in irritation; and according to what I will, what I decide, their whole future will be decided . . . Sudden murder. Theft. Fire." It was as simple as that.' In this collection of suspenseful tales in which fantasies, murderous dreams and half-forgotten worlds are exposed, Daphne du Maurier explores the boundaries of reality and imagination. Her characters are caught at those moments when the delicate link between reason and emotion has been stretched to the breaking point. Often chilling, sometimes poignant, these stories display the full range of Daphne du Maurier's considerable talent. A collection of eight chilling stories by the author of 'The Birds' and 'Don't Look Now', introduced by Sally Beauman Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781844085750
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Condition: (see pics.) NEW. Synopsis: A collection of short stories from this brilliant writer: "Lady, Beware! Every Sunday afternoon James Fenton and his wife took their usual walk-every Sunday afternoon.The pattern never changed. Then Fenton reached his breaking point. The idea of escape had never occurred to him before. But suddenly something clicked in his brain. "Now, at this minute, "he thought, "one gesture of mine might change someone's future. Theft, fire, faces smashed in . . . murder." So Fenton chose No. 8 Boulting street as a starting point for the greatest adventure of his life. He rang the bell and a young woman answered. Fenton had the impulse to say, "I have come to strangle you." Instead he took off his hat and smiled. "Do you rent rooms?" he asked.". Seller Inventory # ABE-1651417478460
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