Charm is the perfect disguise
Tom Ripley is drifting through life in 1950s New York, a young man with quick wits, no prospects and a talent for imitation. When he's sent to Italy to persuade a wealthy heir, Dickie Greenleaf, to return home, the trip feels like deliverance: sunlit villas, boats on the bay, and friendship with the kind of people who barely notice men like him.
But fascination becomes fixation. As Tom sinks further into Dickie's world, he begins to see another version of himself reflected there: richer, freer, adored. Ripley soon discovers just how easy it is to erase one life and step into another.
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| ISBN: | 9781529940886 |
| Publication date: | 4th April 2024 |
| Author: | Patricia Highsmith |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Psychological thriller Classic fiction: general and literary Crime and Mystery |
Charm is the perfect disguiseTom Ripley is drifting through life in 1950s New York, a young man with quick wits, no prospects and a talent for imitation. When he's sent to Italy to persuade a wealthy heir, Dickie Greenleaf, to return home, the trip feels like deliverance: sunlit villas, boats on the bay, and friendship with the kind of people who barely notice men like him.But fascination becomes fixation.
Ripley features in the following genres: Psychological thriller, Classic fiction: general and literary, Crime and Mystery
Paperback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
Ripley was written by Patricia Highsmith and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Ripley has 272 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.