About this title: Young Julian is indirectly responsible for a jail break at Wandsworth Prison that prevents his father (who is Governor of the prison) from joining the rest of the family on holiday. The events of that journey to the Cornwall coast resonate in Julian's life for many years afterward.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780345442369ISBN:0345442369
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, 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. Former Library book. 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
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2001-05-08
ISBN-13:9780345442369ISBN:0345442369
Description: Very Good. Dust Jacket: Very Good. First Edition, first printing. unmarked pages, nice cover and spine. nice dust jacket with no creases or tears. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Flamingo, London
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780006552208ISBN:000655220X
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Fold lines to spine from reading. Wear to edges of soft cover. Page tanning from age. Small rip to bottom of spine. 384p.; 20 cm. Originally published: 2000. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780345442369ISBN:0345442369
Description: As New/As New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0345442369 2002---First Edition---1st Printing-Hard Cover----with Dust Jacket--In Like new condition-------Keywords: AMERICAN WIT HUMOR SOCIAL LIFE---This is a Like New book but may have slight blemishes, to dust jacket----No Remainder Marks or applied stickers. ----No added writing or marks, clean New Book---From a local B&M Bookstore that went out of business, it was in their stock room; or sat on a shelf----and was handled by the occasional customer-- ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: London: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2004
Description: Like New. This is the 2000 British edition. A very nice copy. Binding is tight and square. No names, no marks, no stickers. Text is clean and bright. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Very Good. 0345442369 Book and dust jacket in excellent condition, 1st edition, 1st printing, full number line, mild shelf wear, looks nearly new. Shop & Save With US. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780345442369ISBN:0345442369
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Tight binding. Clean text. DJ shows moderate edgewear. Stickers on front and back of DJ. This is a novel about one family at two defining points in time. Seamlessly alternating between the present day and a summer thirty years past. The twin stories unfold at a cottage along the western coast of England. read more
Edition: First Edition Review Copy
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Publishing Group, New York, NY
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780345442369ISBN:0345442369
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0345442369. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
"It took me a while to catch on to the characters and the different time periods. Time when childhood was important, time when Alzheimer's disease is almost front and center. Location and time -- separated by many years but at the seaside in a rented bungalow. The characters are well "drawn" and the geography is described in enough detail to allow me to be there, watching the story unfold. It is extremely well written and the story itself is involved enough to want to find out what happens next."
"I found the plotting in this family saga intriguing. A young lad, Julian, is taken to Cornwall for a beach holiday, American relatives join them, his father is recalled to work, but the events that unfold are only understood years later. The plot is cleverly woven. After reading so many Alzheimer's books about mothers and daughters, it was refreshing to have a story with unusual angles and perceptive insights into relationships: parental, sibling, heterosexual and homosexual. I found the writing compelling, the fractured timescales, the evocative settings, the complex characters, all well crafted, but still don't get the title! Can anyone enlighten me?"
"Despite liking the last Patrick gale that I bought on impulse, I didn't really like this one. Can't put my finger on it...didn't seem too believable, particularly the ending. I would try another PG book though, just wouldn't recommend this one."
Quite different to Notes From an Exhibition, but still following some of his themes: gay main character, Quaker religion, references to mental illness, set in Cornwall.
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