A violent death in 21 days is announced on p.1; followed by a meditation on life and death, asking if purgatory is a luxury hotel or maximum security prison, and what makes a life worthy, or a person good.
Publisher: The Harvill Press. First English edition2004
Edition: First Edition Place Published: London
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