Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic

Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Shows some light wear from age and use. Interior is good with sound binding and no marks, damage or labels.

Shows some light wear from age and use. Interior is good with sound binding and no marks, damage or labels.

Advance Reading Copy/Proof Octavo, softcover, Uncorrected proof of the first

Advance Reading Copy/Proof Octavo, softcover, Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Advance reading copy. 254 pp. Bound in illustrated wraps. A beautiful woman, a brutal murderer, sexual obsession and tragedy in a mental hospital.

New York. 1997. Febraury 1997. Random House. 1st American Edition. Very Good

New York. 1997. Febraury 1997. Random House. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0679452281. 257 pages. hardcover. Cover art by Hugh Shurley. keywords: Europe England Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION-Stella Raphael, a cultured and elegant but restless young woman, lives with her husband, Max, a forensic psychiatrist, and their small son, Charlie, at a high-security mental hospital in rural England. Isolated from the urban excitement she craves, Stella is unhappy with her husband and her life, and when she comes into contact with the brilliant and attractive sculptor Edgar Stark, a patient who is engaged in rebuilding the asylum's decrepit Victorian conservatory, she begins to fall in love. Her discovery that Edgar was confined to the hospital after he brutally murdered and disfigured his wife in a psychotic, jealous rage fails to deter Stella from her growing passion, and eventually her love for Edgar is pitted against her husband, her child, the institution, and the entire fabric of her society. Finally Stella makes her choice, precipitating an appalling tragedy and changing the course of several lives. Gripping and disturbing, always surprising, ASYLUM is an unforgettable portrayal of the darker side of romantic love and the terrifying extremes to which erotic obsession can take us, told with Patrick McGrath's dazzling combination of exquisite artistry and visceral engagement. inventory #26982.

Second edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Second edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.