An Ordinary Lunacy
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
This debut Australian novel sets a Sydney barrister at the centre of a taut legal and romantic entanglement — drawn to the enigmatic Isobel Purdy at a party, David Byfield finds himself defending her in court when she stands accused of murdering her alcoholic husband, and as the case concludes their relationship grows increasingly complicated, revealing a man whose professional confidence far outstrips his understanding of love, desire, and the women in his life.
Author: Jessica Anderson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, Macmillan & Co Ltd
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
This debut Australian novel sets a Sydney barrister at the centre of a taut legal and romantic entanglement — drawn to the enigmatic Isobel Purdy at a party, David Byfield finds himself defending her in court when she stands accused of murdering her alcoholic husband, and as the case concludes their relationship grows increasingly complicated, revealing a man whose professional confidence far outstrips his understanding of love, desire, and the women in his life.