Precious

Meet Precious Elliot, a boozy, burned-out newsman with am embarrassing nickname, an instinct for self-destruction, and a hilarious sense of the absurd. After three failed marriages and a sting in a Greek jail, he's ready for a rest. A job as women's page editor for the Ockenden Star-Leader seems like just the ticket -- that is, until Rose Oxley, the town busybody, winds up stabbed to death with her own scissors.

About the author

Douglas Glover was recipient of the 2006 Writers' Trust of Canada Timothy Findley Award for his body of work. His bestselling novel Elle won the Governor-General's Award and was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. A Guide to Animal Behaviour was a finalist for the 1991 Governor-General's Award, and 16 Categories of Desire was shortlisted for the 2000 Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Award.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Glover
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2005
• EAN: 9780864924148
• ISBN: 978-0-86492-414-8
• No. of pages: 219
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense