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Conrad, Joseph Tales of the Sea: Lord Jim, Typhoon, Children of the Sea, Amy Foster and Youth Castle Books 1984 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Wear from use. Moisture damage. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or924056. ISBN #0890098018 / 9780890098011. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conrad, Joseph Tales of the Sea: Lord Jim, Typhoon, Children of the Sea, Amy Foster and Youth Castle Books 1984 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Wear from use. Moisture damage. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or924056. ISBN #0890098018 / 9780890098011. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Tales of the Sea: Lord Jim, Typhoon, Children of the Sea, Amy Foster and Youth
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Conrad, Joseph The Portable Conrad Penguin Books 1976 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1122061. ISBN #0140150331 / 9780140150339. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conrad, Joseph The Portable Conrad Penguin Books 1976 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1122061. ISBN #0140150331 / 9780140150339. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A collection of Conrad's most enduring work, edited by Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gorra A great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions-Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of The Portable Conrad features the best known and most enduring of Conrad's works, including The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness , and The Nigger of the "Narcissus," as well as shorter tales like "Amy Forster" and "The Secret Sharer," a selection of letters, and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Conrad, Joseph Victory Penguin Books Ltd 1996 paperback. Name written inside front cover.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or927997. ISBN #0140189785 / 9780140189780. (keywords: FICTION CLASSICS) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conrad, Joseph Victory hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1056305. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conrad, Joseph; Kimbrough, Robert Heart of Darkness: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) W W Norton & Co Inc 1987 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132888. ISBN #0393955524 / 9780393955521. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conrad, Joseph; Kimbrough, Robert Heart of Darkness: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) W W Norton & Co Inc 1987 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132888. ISBN #0393955524 / 9780393955521. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Unfolds the story of Marlow's search for Mr Kurtz, the company agent. Marlow's adventure involves him in a crucial reappraisal of his own values. It is Kurtz, however, who attains to a vision of the inexpressible, terrifying reality of the heart.
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CONRAD; Armstrong, Paul B. (Editor) Heart Of Darkness (A Norton Critical Edition) paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132364. ISBN #0393926362 / 9780393926361. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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CONRAD; Armstrong, Paul B. (Editor) Heart Of Darkness (A Norton Critical Edition) paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132364. ISBN #0393926362 / 9780393926361. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough s meticulously re-edited text. Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad s style. The result is the first published version of Heart of Darkness that allows readers to hear Marlow s voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote the story. "Backgrounds and Contexts" provides readers with a generous collection of maps and photographs that bring the Belgian Congo to life. Textual materials, topically arranged, address nineteenth-century views of imperialism and racism and include autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an excerpt from Adam Hochschild s recent book, King Leopold s Ghost , as well as writings on race by Hegel, Darwin, and Galton. "Criticism" includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary reviews and assessments of Conrad and Heart of Darkness and twelve recent essays by Chinua Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan, Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between Heart of Darkness and the film Apocalypse Now by Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also
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CONRAD; Gorra, MIchael (Editor) Portable Conrad Penguin Classics 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1012452. ISBN #0143105116 / 9780143105114. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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CONRAD; Gorra, MIchael (Editor) Portable Conrad Penguin Classics 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1012452. ISBN #0143105116 / 9780143105114. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions-Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This revised edition of The Portable Conrad features the best known and most enduring of Conrad's works, including The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness , and The Nigger of the "Narcissus," as well as shorter tales like "Amy Forster" and "The Secret Sharer," a selection of letters, and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic.
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Conroy, Pat Death Of Santini: The Story Of a Father And His Son 2013 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044639. ISBN #0385530900 / 9780385530903. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conroy, Pat Death Of Santini: The Story Of a Father And His Son 2013 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044639. ISBN #0385530900 / 9780385530903. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this powerful and intimate memoir, the beloved bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and his father, the inspiration for The Great Santini , find some common ground at long last. Pat Conroy s father, Donald Patrick Conroy, was a towering figure in his son s life. The Marine Corps fighter pilot was often brutal, cruel, and violent; as Pat says, I hated my father long before I knew there was an English word for hate. As the oldest of seven children who were dragged from military base to military base across the South, Pat bore witness to the toll his father s behavior took on his siblings, and especially on his mother, Peg. She was Pat s lifeline to a better world that of books and culture. But eventually, despite repeated confrontations with his father, Pat managed to claw his way toward a life he could have only imagined as a child. Pat s great success as a writer has always been intimately linked with the exploration of his family history. While the publication of The Great Santini brought Pat much acclaim, the rift it caused with his father brought even more attention. Their long-simmering conflict burst into the open, fracturing an already battered family. But as Pat tenderly chronicles here, even the oldest of wounds can heal. In the final years of Don Conroy s life, he and his son reached a rapprochement of sorts. Quite unexpectedly, the Santini who had freely doled out physical abuse to his wife and children refocused his ire on those who had turned on Pat over the years. He defended his son s honor. The Death of Santini is at once a heart-wrenching account of personal and family struggle and a poignant lesson in how the ties of blood can both strangle and offer succor. It is an act of reckoning, an exorcism of demons, but one whose ultimate conclusion is that love can soften even the meanest of men, lending significance to one of the most-often quoted lines from Pat s bestselling novel The Prince of Tides : In families there are no crimes beyond forgiveness.
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Conroy, Pat Death Of Santini: The Story Of a Father And His Son 2013 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1076149. ISBN #0385530900 / 9780385530903. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conroy, Pat Death Of Santini: The Story Of a Father And His Son 2013 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1076149. ISBN #0385530900 / 9780385530903. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary In this powerful and intimate memoir, the beloved bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and his father, the inspiration for The Great Santini , find some common ground at long last. Pat Conroy s father, Donald Patrick Conroy, was a towering figure in his son s life. The Marine Corps fighter pilot was often brutal, cruel, and violent; as Pat says, I hated my father long before I knew there was an English word for hate. As the oldest of seven children who were dragged from military base to military base across the South, Pat bore witness to the toll his father s behavior took on his siblings, and especially on his mother, Peg. She was Pat s lifeline to a better world that of books and culture. But eventually, despite repeated confrontations with his father, Pat managed to claw his way toward a life he could have only imagined as a child. Pat s great success as a writer has always been intimately linked with the exploration of his family history. While the publication of The Great Santini brought Pat much acclaim, the rift it caused with his father brought even more attention. Their long-simmering conflict burst into the open, fracturing an already battered family. But as Pat tenderly chronicles here, even the oldest of wounds can heal. In the final years of Don Conroy s life, he and his son reached a rapprochement of sorts. Quite unexpectedly, the Santini who had freely doled out physical abuse to his wife and children refocused his ire on those who had turned on Pat over the years. He defended his son s honor. The Death of Santini is at once a heart-wrenching account of personal and family struggle and a poignant lesson in how the ties of blood can both strangle and offer succor. It is an act of reckoning, an exorcism of demons, but one whose ultimate conclusion is that love can soften even the meanest of men, lending significance to one of the most-often quoted lines from Pat s bestselling novel The Prince of Tides : In families there are no crimes beyond forgiveness.
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Conroy, Pat Great Santini 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044647. ISBN #0553381555 / 9780553381559. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conroy, Pat Great Santini 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044647. ISBN #0553381555 / 9780553381559. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He s all Marine fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben s got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn t give in not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy s most explosive character a man you should hate, but a man you will love. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more. RandomHouseReade
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Conroy, Robert Red Inferno: 1945 Ballantine Books 2010 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1020988. ISBN #0345506065 / 9780345506061. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conroy, Robert Red Inferno: 1945 Ballantine Books 2010 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1020988. ISBN #0345506065 / 9780345506061. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In April 1945, the Allies are charging toward Berlin from the west, the Russians from the east. For Hitler, the situation is hopeless. But at this turning point in history, another war is about to explode. To win World War II, the Allies dealt with the devil. Joseph Stalin helped FDR, Churchill, and Truman crush Hitler. But what if Uncle Joe had given in to his desire to possess Germany and all of Europe? In this stunning novel, Robert Conroy picks up the history of the war just as American troops cross the Elbe into Germany. Then Stalin slams them with the brute force of his enormous Soviet army. From American soldiers and German civilians trapped in the ruins of Potsdam to U.S. military men fighting behind enemy lines, from a scholarly Russia expert who becomes a secret player in a new war to Stalin s cult of killers in Moscow, this saga captures the human face of international conflict. With the Soviets vastly outnumbering the Americans but undercut by chronic fuel shortages and mistrust Eisenhower employs a brilliant strategy of retreat to buy critical time for air superiority. Soon, Truman makes a series of controversial decisions, enlisting German help and planning to devastate the massive Red Army by using America s ultimate and most secret weapon.
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Conte, Giuseppe Angelina's Lips 2011 paperback. Inscribed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129252. ISBN #155071337X / 9781550713374. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Conte, Giuseppe Angelina's Lips 2011 paperback. Inscribed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129252. ISBN #155071337X / 9781550713374. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary To be Hitchcockian about it, the story deals with the relationship between Umberto Umber, a professor of comparative literature, and a Dr. Jamshid Kloster, an experimental physicist whom Umber meets on a Laguna Beach bench as Diane Keaton, a long-time Laguna Beach resident, strolls by. Umber?s other obsession or, perhaps, his deepest regret is that ... he will never be able to know any of ?the characters of future novels.? In Hitchcockian terms, that?s the McGuffin and as Kloster tells Umber, ?If you?re interested in future novels, we must travel to the libraries of the future.? And that?s where the story becomes both Borgesian and Contesque as Umber asks Kloster what he will need for that to happen and Kloster replies: ?We need a library, four mirrors, and a beautiful sunset.? -- Mark Axelrod
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Cook, Claire Best Staged Plans 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044199. ISBN #1401341853 / 9781401341855. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cook, Claire Best Staged Plans 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044199. ISBN #1401341853 / 9781401341855. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "Claire Cook's characters aren't rich or glamorous--they're physically imperfect, emotionally insecure, and deeply familiar." --Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children "If I had a sister, I'd want her to be Claire Cook . . . Claire Cook is wicked good." --Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean "Reading Claire Cook might be the most fun you have all summer." --Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Castaways "Claire Cook has an original voice, sparkling style, and a window into family life that will make you laugh and cry." --Adriana Trigiani, author of Big Stone Gap "Charming, engagingly quirky, and full of fun, Claire Cook just gets it." --Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries As a professional home stager, Sandy Sullivan is an expert at transforming cluttered rooms into attractive houses ready for sale. If only reinventing her life were as easy as choosing the perfect paint color. She's eager to put her family's suburban Boston home on the market, to downsize, and to simplify her own life. But she must first deal with her foot-dragging husband and her grown son, who has moved back home after college to inhabit the basement "bat cave." After reading them the riot act, Sandy takes a job staging a boutique hotel in Atlanta recently acquired by her best friend's boyfriend. The good news is that she can spend time with her recently married daughter, Shannon, in Atlanta. The bad news is that Shannon finds herself heading to Boston for job training, leaving Sandy and her southern son-in-law, Chance, as reluctant roommates. If that's not complicated enough, Sandy begins to suspect that her best friend's boyfriend may be seeing another woman on the side. Filled with characters who are fresh and original, yet recognizable enough to live in your neighborhood--plus plenty of great tips and tricks for fixing up houses, and lives--this is a wise and witty story of letting go and moving on. Best Staged Plans is Claire Cook at her most humorous and heartfelt.
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Cook, Claire Life's a Beach 2008 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110550. ISBN #1401340784 / 9781401340780. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cook, Claire Life's a Beach 2008 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110550. ISBN #1401340784 / 9781401340780. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary By the bestselling author of Must Love Dogs , the story of two grown-up sisters who fight like cats andd dogs -- but call each other at least twice a day When Must Love Dogs was published, the Chicago Tribune called it "pitch-perfect" and the Washington Post declared, "Readers will hope that Claire Cook will be telling breezy summer stories from the South Shore of Massachusetts for seasons to come." Luckily for her legions of fans, Cook returns with another sparkling romantic comedy that's reminiscent of Must Love Dogs in all the right ways, but very much its own animal -- about a relationship-challenged single woman, her quirky-to-put-it-mildly extended family, and the summer the shark movie came to town. Life's a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who's single at forty-one and living back home in the family FROG Finished Room Over Garage . She's hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist, but instead is babysitting her sister's kids and sharing overnights with Noah, her sexy artist boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Ginger's cat isn't too crazy about. Geri, her BlackBerry-obsessed sister, is also nearly over the deep end about her pending fiftieth birthday and might just drag Ginger with her . Toss in a dumpster-picking father, a Kama Sutra T-shirt-wearing mother, a movie crew come to town with a very cute gaffer, an on-again-off-again glassblower boyfriend, plus a couple of Red Hat realtors, and hilarity ensues. The perfect summer read, Life's a Beach is a warm, witty, and wise look at what it takes to move forward at any stage in life.
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Cook, Claire Wildwater Walking Club 2009 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1121634. ISBN #140134089X / 9781401340896. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cook, Claire Wildwater Walking Club 2009 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1121634. ISBN #140134089X / 9781401340896. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Just put one foot in front of the other. Sounds simple, doesn't it? But when Noreen Kelly takes a buyout from her job of eighteen years and gets dumped by her boyfriend in one fell swoop, she finds it hard to know what that next step is--never mind take it. At first Noreen thinks maybe her redundancy package could be an opportunity, a chance to figure out what to do with the rest of her life while her company foots the bill. Sure, she may have gotten high to "Witchy Woman" and grooved to "Sweet Baby James" back when James Taylor had hair, but she isn't ready for her AARP card. Not yet. But it's the first time in a great many years that Noreen has time to herself--and she has no idea what to do with it. When she realizes that she's mistaken her resume for her personality, Noreen knows that she has to get moving, so she puts on a new pair of sneakers and a seriously outdated pair of exercise pants, and walks. She doesn't get very far at first--just to the end of her street, Wildwater Way--but she perseveres, and when she's joined by her neighbors Tess and Rosie, Noreen realizes that walking is not an extreme sport. It can actually be fun. As the Wildwater women walk and talk, and talk and walk, they tally their steps, share their secrets, and learn what women everywhere are finding out--that time flies and getting fit is actually fun when you're walking with friends. Throw in a road trip to Seattle for a lavender festival, a career-coaching group that looks like a bad sequel to The Breakfast Club , a clothesline controversy that could only happen in the 'burbs, plenty of romantic twists and turns, and a quirky multigenerational cast of supporting characters, and the result is an experience that's heartfelt, exuberant, and above all, real.
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Cook, Elizabeth Achilles: A Novel Picador 2002 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1026240. ISBN #0312288840 / 9780312288846. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cook, Elizabeth Achilles: A Novel Picador 2002 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1026240. ISBN #0312288840 / 9780312288846. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This powerful, passionate, and beautifully crafted retelling of the epic tale of Achilles re-creates Homer's fated hero in a new and striking reality. Born of the Sea nymph Thetis by the mortal King Peleus, and hidden as a girl until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greeks' greatestr warrior at Troy. Into his story comes a cast of fascinating characters among them, Hector, Helen, Penthiseleia the Amazon Queen, and the centaur Chiron; and finally John Keats, whose writings form the basis of a meditation on the nature of identity and shared experience. An forgettable and deeply moving work of fiction, Achilles is also an affirmation of the story's enduring power to reach across centuries and cultures to the core of our imagination.
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Coomer, Joe Kentucky Love 1985 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133935. ISBN #031245161X / 9780312451615. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Coomer, Joe Kentucky Love 1985 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133935. ISBN #031245161X / 9780312451615. (filed under: Fiction ) *
Hart returns to the Appalachian hills to work on his grandfather's farm and looks back on his life and a love affair
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