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Marnie appears to be charming and efficient. A true professional. But inwardly she is unscrupulous, a rebel against society and the law. When she starts working for a small family firm, two of the partners vie for her attentions, and as Mark Rutland, the younger partner, forces his way into Marnie's world he becomes desperate to understand her.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Winston Graham
- First published
- 1961
- Pages
- 286
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head, Doubleday, House of Stratus
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780881844078
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Winston Graham is the author of forty novels, including The Walking Stick, Angel, Pearl and Little God, Stephanie and Tremor. His books have been widely translated and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series, shown in 22 countries. Six of Winston Graham's books have been filmed on the big screen, the most notable being Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The Poldark novels have been turned into a very popular television series for the BBC. Winston was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE. He died in July 2003 http://viaf.org/viaf/83991006
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