About this title: Young Lewis Little is spending the summer in Paris with his mother Alice, who is translating a medieval romance by best-selling novelist Valentina Gavrilovich. Lewis is only 13, but the moment he meets the beautiful and exotic Valentina, he falls in love. When she disappears under mysterious circumstances, Lewis sets out to find her. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
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Description: Fine. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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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: Very Good. 0749396997 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 email 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: Trade paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671035709ISBN:0671035703
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade Paperback, Great reading condition, edge wear, spine crease, dog-eared, pages clean to read. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Acceptable. 1999-Paperback----Used-Acceptable-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 0671035703 19619 PB: spine creased, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m a il. wt1lbpf. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Very Good
Publisher: Washington Square Press Publication, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780671035709ISBN:0671035703
Description: Good. No Jacket. Paperback Covers show some wear---edgewear, tears at hinge sides, front/back corners curling/creased, small stain to one page (does not interfere with text), features a Reading Group Guide. Book is definitely used and has been read. "This is the summer that Lewis Little, precocious thirteen-year-old, is spending in Paris with his beautiful mother, Alice, who is translating the latest medieval romance by Valentina Gavrilovich, the bestselling and exotic Russian emigre. This is ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671035709ISBN:0671035703
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Great Copy. Clean and Unmarked. Binding is tight. Spine is square and has slight creasing, and slight wear. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas T. Beeler Publisher
Date Published: 1999-02
ISBN-13:9781574901658ISBN:1574901656
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket As Issued. Hardcover Large Print Edition 1998, EX-LIBRARY book with minimal markings, As if Unread, Binding square and tight, Lower corner bumped, Pages clean and bright, Domestic Tracking. read more
Edition: Large Print
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beeler Large Print, N. H.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781574901658ISBN:1574901656
Description: Cover Art. Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. X-Library with normal flaws...LARGE PRINT...The hard cover has very light shelf wear............We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780749396992ISBN:0749396997
Description: Acceptable. Well Read? Expect Some Heavy Creasing, Some Wear And Maybe A Little Damage *** Expect to receive a well read copy-The condition of the book will be readable, perhaps with heavy creasing and some damage. You wouldn't want to give it as a present-Dispatched in padded packaging. ** UK SELLER-Get it in days not weeks ** read more
"I love Tremain's realism. It makes me look at other books I've enjoyed and realise just how much meaningless embellishment they have. I've shelved this as 'crime mystery fiction' but although that constitutes as a lot of the plot, what raises this above just good amateur-detective fiction is Lewis' narrative - his obsessions, his desires, his keen eye. First love, or lust, the dirty thoughts that are part of growing up. It's all there and it's brutally honest, often uncomfortable but fully intended to be."
"As stated, this is about a precocious 13 year old boy living in Paris with his mother, a translator, and the writer she works with. Let's just say I did not buy the concept from the start. Felt false. I understand you must give a writer some latitude, but she used all my suspension of disbelief in the first 10 pages. This was not a 13 year old boy in that book--it was an adult woman wanting to endow a boy with traits almost never seen in a child then just call him precocious to say it is possible. I did finish it to see how it ended. Sigh."
"Very good, took a while to get going, once you get used to the adolescent arrogant writing (which is very well written!) the story develops well and the ending is quite a shocker. Another great book from RT, she is a great writer."
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