Nineteen-fifties London. A time of unusual ferment, especially for young Lady Margaret Millett, ex-deb-of-the-year and the intriguing narrator of Peter Dickinson's latest novel of suspense. Caught in a life of little apparent purpose, Lady Margaret (literally in mid-yawn at a tedious party) chances upon a striking stranger, and almost immediately her world begins to change. Within a week she's been hired by a fashionable British magazine and has begun to escape the grip of her domineering mother. A few weeks more, and the stranger is her lover. So begins a surprising year of happiness and self-discovery -- new friendships, challenging work, a rather unconventional but very sincere love -- until, out of the blue, her new world collapses in inexplicable tragedy. Thirty years later, Lady Margaret, now a best-selling romantic novelist, answers the telephone. A voice from that long-dead existence speaks, and suddenly the rules and assumptions of her life are shattered again. Crucial allegiances of love and family are suspect. What was once a tragic death is now very possibly a murder. For Lady Margaret, the past is no longer a pleasant memory. Guarded secrets must be reopened as she is forced to rediscover and reassess a life that has led not only to fame -- but also to death.
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
January 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn Author(s): Peter Dickinson Publisher: Forge Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1995 : Hardback
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June 1986 : Hardback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn (Atlantic Large Print Books) Author(s): Peter Dickinson ISBN: 0-7451-9137-1 / 978-0-7451-9137-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1984 : Hardback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn Author(s): Peter Dickinson ISBN: 0-394-53947-8 / 978-0-394-53947-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Pantheon Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
January 1900 : Hardback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn Author(s): Peter Dickinson ISBN: 0-370-30606-6 / 978-0-370-30606-3 (UK edition) Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2013 : Paperback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn Author(s): Peter Dickinson ISBN: 1-61873-040-1 / 9781618730404 (USA edition) Publisher: Small Beer Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1986 : Paperback
| Title: Death of a unicorn (Atlantic large print) Author(s): Peter Dickinson ISBN: 1-55504-033-0 / 9781555040338 (USA edition) Publisher: J. Curley Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1985 : Paperback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn Author(s): Peter Dickinson ISBN: 0-09-939240-2 / 978-0-09-939240-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1985 : Paperback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn Author(s): Peter Dickinson ISBN: 0-394-74100-5 / 978-0-394-74100-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Pantheon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
1985 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Death of a Unicorn Author(s): Peter Dickinson Publisher: Hamlyn Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1985 : Mass Market Paperback
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January 1984 : Paperback
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Other Editions
January 1985 : Unknown
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