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'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew ...' A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verita' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd ...
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:01/10/2015
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- ISBN:9780349006666
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:01/10/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780349006666
