An indecent obsession /
Colleen McCullough's third novel is set on one of the Pacific islands at the end of the Second World War. Honour Langtry has been trusted with sole charge of Ward X, whose five inmates have had mental breakdowns in combat and each of whom, in his own way, is in love with Honour. Into their worl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper & Row,
[1981]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Colleen McCullough's third novel is set on one of the Pacific islands at the end of the Second World War. Honour Langtry has been trusted with sole charge of Ward X, whose five inmates have had mental breakdowns in combat and each of whom, in his own way, is in love with Honour. Into their world comes a sixth patient, Sergeant Wilson who causes a highly charged emotional atmosphere and leads Honour to tragedy trapped between this obsession and her duty. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Basbanes collection copy contains a news sheet from the publisher, is inscribed to Nicholas Basbanes by the author, and is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection of Inscribed Books. |
| Physical Description: | 317 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0060149205 9780060149208 0063120496 9780063120495 |