A collection of macabre short stories, focusing on the world of private fantasy and nightmare. From the author of FIRST LOVE, LAST RITES, a collection of short stories and THE CEMENT GARDEN, amongst others.
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A collection of macabre short stories, focusing on the world of private fantasy and nightmare. From the author of FIRST LOVE, LAST RITES, a collection of short stories and THE CEMENT GARDEN, amongst others.
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Add this copy of In Between the Sheets to cart. $23.86, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets to cart. $28.15, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets and Other Stories to cart. $29.45, good condition, Sold by Dodman Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Morston, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape.
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Good in Very Good jacket. McEwan's second short story collection. Ex-lib copy with attendant stamps, finger marking etc, and clearly well read. Nevertheless black boards smart with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, only lightly marked and faded to spine. 8vo. 144pp.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets and Other Stories to cart. $30.21, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 0224015567.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets and Other Stories to cart. $76.77, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets and Other Stories to cart. $90.44, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. 1st edition, 1st printing. Gift inscriptions on front free endpaper. Thin, faint damp stains along edge of both free endpapers; pages unaffected. Dust jacket not price-clipped; slightly faded on spine with a little wear at spine head.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets and Other Stories to cart. $201.55, very good condition, Sold by Anthony C. Hall rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Isleworth, MIDDX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets to cart. $265.00, new condition, Sold by Books Of Choice rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape.
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As new book in a fine dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition, first printing. His second book. Seven short stories: Pornography, Reflections of a Kept Ape, Two Fragments, Dead As They Come, In Between the Sheets, To and Fro, and Psychopolis. As new book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets to cart. $275.00, very good condition, Sold by Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fernandina Beach, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition, first prnt. Beginning foxing on the topedge and slight scuff on the foreedge; dustjacket with slight laminate loss at spine topedge and one corner, and beginning toning on spine (not immediately apparent). Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. McEwan's third book, and second story collection.
Add this copy of In Between the Sheets >>>> a Superb Signed Uk First to cart. $395.72, very good condition, Sold by Zeitgeist Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Twickenham, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Jonathan Cape.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing. A near fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (minor spotting to textblock) in a near fine unclipped dustjacket-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR-Pictures of the book are available upon request.
This is a collection of seven short stories by Ian McEwan from 1978. The main theme that runs through the book is sex. The sexually activity is within the spectrum of kinky and depraved. However, it could also be looked upon as pornographic but without the titillation. What I mean by that is that most of the sex is suggested but not always described in great detail. But, it could be construed as pornographic simply due to whom and what is described as having the sex. There is sex between a man and a mannequin; between a woman and an ape and the wet dreams of a man that involve a pre-pubescent girl.
I tried so hard to not use the following adjectives to describe the book; ?dark? and ?disturbing? as I am sure they have been used many times to describe this set of short stories. However, it is almost impossible not to use the afore-mentioned adjectives as they perfectly describe two major aspects of the book.
I believe the book reflects Great Britain during 1977 and 1978. The country was beset with strikes, IRA bombings, political unrest, the ?Winter of Discontent? was just around the corner, the gaining popularity of the Conservative party, (The Thatcher era was only a year away), and women?s palpable fear of the Yorkshire Ripper. There is one story in the book of a dystopian future set in Great Britain. But attitudes to sex in the seventies were a bigger threat.
The seventies are seen by many historians as the decade that saw an explosion of promiscuity, abortion and pornography. The pill became widely used in the seventies and so it appeared as if everyone was having sex with anyone. Sex became recreational rather than perfunctory. But of course this sexual promiscuity had a dark (there is that word again) element; abortion, women scared to say no due to peer pressure or not wanting to appear repressed, increased illegitimacy and women losing their sense of autonomy. Many novels of the seventies depicted sexual violence such as ?A Clockwork Orange? by Anthony Burgess.
In Ian McEwan?s book of short stories the stories depict most of the male characters as unable to differentiate between lust and love. The male appendage for most of the male characters does most of the thinking leaving the brain in neutral like so many idling cars: the engine is running but the car is not moving.
In Between the Sheets is a perversely envisioned account of sex and in the male of the species. The stories articulate the era of the seventies and also resonate in the 21st century with the growth of the internet and continuing sexualisation of women and in particular young girls.
Originally published at http://thevoyageout-bookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/
