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The takeover

Muriel Spark

1976189 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1976
first published
  • 1976Viking Press · 266 pages · ENGISBN 9780670691074
  • 1978Penguin Books · 189 pages · ENGISBN 9780140045963
  • 1985Panther · 222 pages · ENGISBN 9780586052327
  • 2012Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781453248720
  • 2012Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781453248799
  • 2015Canongate Books · ENGISBN 9781782117629
  • 2018Birlinn, Limited · 208 pages · ENGISBN 9781846974380
  • 1976Macmillan · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9780333196779

The time is now, the place is Italy, particularly the enchanted lake at Nemi, southeast of Rome, where the Temple of Diana once stood. The people form an extraordinary frieze of votaries of love and money, with the goddess-like American heiress Maggie at the center, justly famed for her beauty, her wealth, and the steeliness of her will -- Amazon.com.

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