Who This Author Is

MAVIS CHEEK has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 9 catalog-linked books across 1989 to 2003, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Janice Gentle Gets Sexy and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2003; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Faber And Faber and Faber & Faber, Limited.

Best Place To Start

Janice Gentle Gets Sexy

Faber and Faber • 1999 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Faber And Faber and Faber & Faber, Limited

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2003; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Faber And Faber and Faber & Faber, Limited.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Janice Gentle Gets Sexy

    Faber and Faber • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 322 pages.

  2. Three Men on a Plane

    Faber And Faber • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 272 pages.

  3. Getting Back Brahms (Windsor Selection)

    Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 344 pages.

  4. Sleeping Beauties

    Faber & Faber, Limited • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 256 pages.

  5. Pause Between Acts

    Sceptre • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 224 pages.

  6. Parlor games

    Simon and Schuster • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 287 pages.

  7. Parlour Games

    Bodley Head • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 224 pages.

  8. Threebies

    Faber and Faber • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003.

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