An edition of Lion eyes (2007)

Lion Eyes

A Novel

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An edition of Lion eyes (2007)

Lion Eyes

A Novel

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Of Claire Berlinski's marvelous debut novel, Loose Lips--a perfect blend of satire, romance, and suspense featuring a young female CIA operative--book critic Frank Bascombe observed: "It's more than a little obvious that [protagonist] Selena Keller is Claire Berlinski." Despite her assertions to the contrary, Berlinski isn't above poking fun at that notion in her hilarious and intriguing new novel.In Lion Eyes, a fictional Claire--the author of a novel about love among young CIA trainees--is unsuccessfully dodging a deadly Paris heat wave and her even deadlier ex-boyfriend. When she receives an e-mail from an Iranian admirer who wonders how to obtain a copy of Loose Lips in his native city of Esfahan, Claire wastes no time in replying. Her correspondence with the mysterious stranger, Arsalan--whose name means "the Lion" in Persian--quickly becomes personal, then intimate . . . then obsessive. As Claire heads to Istanbul to find relief from the heat, her electronic flirtation with Arsalan begins, inevitably, to consume her. The boundary between reality and her imagination blurs and then disappears. The Lion, meanwhile, is nurturing his own powerful fantasies about the author. To satisfy their growing passion, they agree to meet, back in Paris, but Claire soon learns that someone is secretly intercepting their communications.Suddenly, Claire's romantic dreams start to dissolve. As events take an unimagined turn, and as life begins menacingly to imitate art, Claire discovers that the Lion is not who she thinks he is. Clever and witty, Lion Eyes showcases intriguing characters, exotic locales, snappy double entendres, clever spy games, and the forbidden pleasure of reading other people's mail. Claire Berlinski (the real Claire Berlinshi, that is) expertly plots out chance and chase, love and lies, and brings it all together with intelligence, counterintelligence, and a dossier full of humor.From the Hardcover edition.

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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
256

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Cover of: Lion Eyes
Lion Eyes
June 7, 2007, Thorndike Press
Hardcover in English - Lrg edition
Cover of: Lion Eyes
Lion Eyes: A Novel
February 6, 2007, Ballantine Books
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Lion eyes
Lion eyes
2007, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Lion eyes
Lion eyes
2007, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st ed.

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The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
256
Dimensions
9.3 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
Weight
1 pounds

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Open Library
OL8363737M
ISBN 10
1400062950
ISBN 13
9781400062959
OCLC/WorldCat
71790287
Library Thing
1823742
Goodreads
853436

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