Snowstorms in a Hot Climate [Large Print] [Paperback]

Sarah Dunant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2006

This novel spins a complex web of contradictory stories and difficult questions: What has Elly been doing in Colombia, California and now New York? Why has she suddenly summoned her oldest friend, Marla, to her aid? And why has her love for Lenny made her so desperate?

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

It's unusual to find a credible friendship between women blended into the pages of a tightly written thriller, but Dunant's first novel rises well above the genre's watermark. A shaky summons from her estranged friend Elly draws Marla from the cool reaches of an English summer to the humid streets of New York. A determinedly dusty academic, Marla doesn't expect to outshine exotic Elly, but the woman who meets her at the airport is a washed-out version of her once vibrant schoolmate. After globetrotting for several seasons, Elly has hooked up with a strikingly attractive, charismatic liar named Lennie, who lives for the high he gets from cocaine, which he smuggles and deals. Initially, their affair energized Elly; now she has sunk into a slough of drug-induced despair, from which her lover refuses to lift a hand to save her. With grim relish, Marla prepares to battle for Elly's soul, encouraging her to take refuge at the California estate of Lennie's enigmatic ex-partner, J.T. What follows is an intricate psychological chess game that escalates to murder. Sharp-edged humor, a devious, neo-Gothic plot that twists back on itself and a lust for revenge impel the novel to its inexorable finale.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 453 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing (June 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597222453
• ISBN-13: 978-1597222457
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,629,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The author of the critically acclaimed Hannah Wolfe mystery series, Sarah Dunant is also well known in the United Kingdom for her work as a television host. She lives in London.