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  Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris: Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry (Paperback) By (author) Leanne Shapton

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  Short Description for Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold MorrisA unique and utterly charming book that is at once a novel and a work of art.
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  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Published: 02 November 2009
  • Format: Paperback 144 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9781408804728 ISBN 10: 1408804727
  • Sales rank: 31,109

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Reviews for Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris

• The story of a relationship, brilliantly told.Book rating: 5

  'Important artifacts and personal property from the collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, including books, street fashion and jewellery' by Leanne Shapton is the most unique book I have read this year and definitely my favourite.
  
  It takes the form of an auction catalogue. The objects being sold are those the fictional couple Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris have built up during their relationship. Items not only include those you would expect to find in an auction such as first editions of books, high-end fashion and ornaments but also quirkier ones, for example invitations to friends' parties, postcards and theatre programme with their notes scrawled on them.
  
  Through this ingenious mix the reader is invited to decipher the core of these two engaging characters. Similar to a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces gradually converge to give you an overall sense of the couple and their often tumultuous relationship. The beauty of the book is that the reader is able to draw his/her own conclusions on who is to blame for the problems in this relationship.
  
  If you are by nature curious (nosy is such a negative word !) and have ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors this book is most definitely for you as it allows you to take a glimpse into another couple's life together. It is a similar experience to reading someone else's diary - an enticing but forbidden pleasure.
  
  A clever idea, brilliant executed - this is a wonderful book which makes a great present or perhaps just simply a treat for yourself. by David Brimage

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