The Standing Chandelier. Lionel Shriver

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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

      First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

      Copyright © Lionel Shriver 2017

      Cover design by Claire Ward © HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

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      Lionel Shriver asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      This novella is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008265274

      Ebook Edition © November 2017 ISBN: 9780008265281

      Version: 2020-03-23

       Dedication

       In bottomless gratitude, to Jeff and Sue. This is not about you.

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

       The Standing Chandelier

      Keep Reading …

      About the Author

      Also by Lionel Shriver

       About the Publisher