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Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr Ripley (1955), introduced the fascinating anti-hero Tom Ripley, and was made into an Oscar-winning film in 1999 by Anthony Minghella. Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland, in February 1995. Her last novel, Small g: A Summer Idyll, was published posthumously, the same year.The Italian coastal scenes, beautiful cast and sense of summer languor that disguises evil impulses make this a<b> disturbing but gorgeous read </b>
Independent
An <b>outstanding thriller </b>which has deservedly become a classic
The Times
I love that [Highsmith] makes this sociopath so completely charming that you're rooting for him
Mail on Sunday
Ripley - <b>amoral, hedonistic and charming </b>- is a genuinely original creation. It is hard to imagine anyone interested in modern fiction who has not read the Ripley novels
Daily Telegraph
I'm a <b>huge Highsmith fan</b>. If there's one book I wish I'd written, it's <i>The Talented Mr Ripley</i>
- Sarah Waters,
As <b>haunting and harrowing</b> a study of a schizophrenic murder as paper will bear. A<b> glittering addition </b>to the meagre ranks of people who make books that you really can't put down
Sunday Times
<b>I love [Highsmith] so much </b>. . . what a revelation her writing was
- Gillian Flynn, Wall Street Journal
Its story of a social-climbing con-man is<b> more pertinent than ever</b>
- Hugh Montgomery, BBC Culture
Precisely plotted, stylishly written and kept alert by an icy wit. Streets ahead of the conventional thriller:<b> a cool little classic of its kind</b>
Evening Standard
An <b>outstanding thriller </b>which has deservedly become a classic
Spectator
Using the cover artwork of our much-loved Virago Modern Classics hardback range, these elegant unlined notebooks celebrate three of our most popular titles: The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; and Good Behaviour by Molly Keane. These beautiful notebooks are a must-have for all Virago fans - surely the most stylish way of collecting notes on your favourite books. Or maybe they will inspire you to write a novel of your own . . .
Each notebook features a ribbon bookmark, high-quality paper and matching endpapers.
The Talented Mr Ripley and The Magic Toyshop feature artwork by vintage textile designers Marian Mahler and Jacqueline Groag. Good Behaviour features a cover by award-winning designers Eley Kishimoto: http://www.eleykishimoto.com/