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Damage

INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES OBSESSION
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Damage by Josephine Hart delves into the life of a successful British politician whose world spirals out of control due to a passionate yet dangerous affair. This intense psychological narrative explores themes of obsession, betrayal, and the destructive power of forbidden love, unraveling the impact on both his family and political career.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to explorations of obsessive passion and its consequences. Its narrative delves into the depths of a driven man's life as he enters a dangerously intense affair that threatens his family and career. If you appreciate complex characters and moral dilemmas, this story may captivate you.

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Damage

The debut bestselling novel by Josephine Hart, reissued as a Virago Modern Classic - a chilling exploration of physical passion and psychological darkness.

*The debut novel by Josephine Hart, reissued as a Virago Modern Classic - a chilling exploration of physical passion and psychological darkness

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Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.

Damage, Josephine Hart's debut novel, is an international bestseller filmed with Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche. This novel now takes its proper place as a Virago Modern Classic. It is one of the most chilling explorations of physical passion and dark, obsessive love ever written.

A remarkable first novel of awesome accomplishment and quite startling psychological insight. - Ruth Rendell.

Series: Virago Modern Classics

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Josephine Hart's debut novel, Damage, is celebrated for its powerful exploration of erotic obsession and psychological depth, earning widespread acclaim. Critics praise it as a compelling, taut, and elegant narrative that delves into the destructive nature of passion with disturbing intensity. It has been described as unforgettable, drawing readers in with its raw and haunting portrayal of mutual obsession.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781844087181

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virago Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 138.0mm

Weight: 205g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Josephine Hart (1942-2011) was the bestselling author of Damage, Sin, Oblivion and The Reconstructionist. She was a Director of Haymarket Publishing and founded Gallery Poets before going on to produce a number of West End plays. As well writing novels, she was a 'poetry evangelist' and her Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at the British Library inspired two edited poetry books: Catching Life By the Throat and Words that Burn. She was married to Maurice Saatchi and had two sons.

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