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Nothing naturalJenny Diski
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Nothing natural

240 pagesFirst published 19865 editions
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'Nothing Natural centres with illuminating precision on a sado-masochistic relationship. Rachel is in her thirties, a single parent admired by her friends for her self-sufficiency . But when she meets the compelling, sinister Joshua she discovers another side to herself . In a sense which horrifies her, she has found herself . An outstandingly well-written novel' New Statesman An addictive story of a dangerous love affair with a shocking denoument, this is a complex examination of the relations between the sexes at their most combatative and collusive. It is a clever book with much to tell us…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
PaperbackVirago Press Ltd20032889781860499425
PaperbackMinerva19902409780749390563
EditionMethuen19872389780413404909
EditionSimon and Schuster19862569780671634599
EditionMethuen19862389780413411709
New York Times reviewedFiction, generalEnglish fictionTextsDivorced womenFictionMiddle-aged women