Mercury
Anna Kavan. Peter Owen Publishers, $35.95 (136pp) ISBN 978-0-7206-0940-0
The late cult writer Kavan presents a hallucinogenic tale of a woman seeking to escape from her sadistic husband. (Aug.)
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Reviewed on: 04/03/1995
Genre: Fiction
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