Galilee

London: Harper Collins, 1998. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good +. Epic. Erotic. Fantastic. Very good in Very good+ unclipped DJ. Slightly cocked spine and pages slightly yellowed. No inscriptions. From the DJ blurb: "Every family has its secrets. The Gearys are no exception. As rich as the Rockefellers, as glamorous and powerful as the Kennedys, the Geary dynasty has held subtle sway over American life since the Civil War, brilliantly concealing the roots of its influence and the depths of its corruptions. All that is about to change. Rachel Pallenberg never dreamed she’d ever meet - much less marry - America’s most eligible bachelor, Mitchell Geary. But their wedding is the last time she feels as though she’s living a dream come true. For the Gearys are still at war. Their enemies are another dynasty - the Barbarossas - whose origins lie not in history but in myth, whose influence is felt not in Washington or on the Dow Jones, but in the sensual exchanges of flesh and soul. When the prodigal prince of the Barbarossa clan, Galilee - who sails the world seldom setting foot on land - falls in love with Rachel, the pent-up loathing between the families erupts in a mutually destructive frenzy. Adulteries are uncovered; insanity reigns. The secrets are out. Galilee is a massive tale, mingling the powerful realism of Barker’s bestseller Sacrament with the dark, genre-breaking invention for which he’s known worldwide. The magical eroticism of Weaveworld, the chilling rituals of Hellraiser, the grand metaphysical visions of the Books of Art - Galilee has room for them all.