The Essence of the Thing
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: July 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780786706792
Subjects: Literary; Fiction - General; Fiction; General; Fiction / Literary
First sentence: Nicola was still standing in the doorway when Jonathan began to speak: she hadn't had time even to take off her coat.