About this title: The Industry of Souls is the story of Alexander Bayliss, a British citizen arrested for spying in the Soviet Union in the early 1950s. Presumed dead by the British Government, he survives 20 years in a Soviet Labour Camp. Eventually freed from the gulag in the 1970s he finds that has no reason to return to the West - he has become Russian in everything but birth. He finds his way to the home of his best friend at the Camp - Kirill - who he had to kill with his bare hands. He is taken in by Kirill's daughter and eventually becomes a local schoolmaster - much loved by all the village. Now on ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780312242039ISBN:0312242034
Description: Good in Good jacket. 39v add Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780312242039ISBN:0312242034
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780312242039ISBN:0312242034
Description: Good. Hardcover ex-library book with dust jacket in good condition. All usual stamps and markings. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2000-10-06
ISBN-13:9780312267537ISBN:0312267533
Description: Very Good. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. No creases in cover or spine. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. Has some light edge and corner wear. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780312242039ISBN:0312242034
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. 250 pgs in vg condition w/library name stamped on edges and endpapers; removed pocket marks on back endpaper; cover has attached dj w/mylar w/stickers on spine and back read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1999-10
ISBN-13:9780312242039ISBN:0312242034
Description: Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. No stickers. Ex-library copy with markings inside front cover and FFEP only! DJ is VG. LFEP has some sticker damage. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312267537ISBN:0312267533
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches. 256pp. Has light shelfwear. Price sticker on rear cover. Internally Clean. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 1lbs. read more
Description: Very Good. 0312242034 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please e us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Press, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312242039ISBN:0312242034
Description: No Illustrator. Very Good in Very Good jacket. PICTORIAL DUST JACKET. GREY HARD COVER COVER, SPINE ENDS BUMPED. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781899235513ISBN:1899235515
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781899235513ISBN:1899235515
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: book Softcover
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312267537ISBN:0312267533
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 8.30 x 3.30 x 0.80 in. 8.0 oz. The Industry of Souls is the story of Alexander Bayliss, a British citizen who was wrongfully arrested for espionage by the KGB in the 1950s and was sentenced to 25 years of hard labor in the work camps of Siberia. Eventually freed in the 1970s, he decides not to return to the West-a world he barely remembers and to which he no longer belongs-and instead finds his way to a small Russian village ... read more
"This is a touching story of how friendship and humanity can survive life in a Soviet gulag. I stayed up late to finish it and got a little weepy at the end, which are both signs of a good book."
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