The Rachel Papers
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award
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The Rachel Papers Paperback ISBN: 9780099503873 Published: 03/09/2007 Imprint: Vintage Classics Extent: 224 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $12.95 RRP
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The Rachel Papers Paperback ISBN: 9780099455424 Published: 01/10/2003 Imprint: Vintage Extent: 224 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $19.95 RRP Buy Now
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The Rachel Papers EBook ISBN: 9781446401705 Published: 01/08/2011 Imprint: Vintage Digital Series: VINBLUE Extent: 224 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $12.95 RRP Buy Now
Synopsis
Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously, sets the scene with infinite care - but it doesn't come off quite as Charles expects...
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