About this title: G. B. Edwards's now-classic novel about a man of the Channel Islands: the bleak seacoast, the omnipresent family feuds, and the influences of the past that make up his life. Edwards was a fanatically private person; in his youth he had traveled extensively and was a friend of D. H. Lawrence, Rabindranath Tagore, and other well-known figures, but ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 1982-02
ISBN-13:9780380576388ISBN:0380576384
Description: Fair. Paperback. Acceptable to Good. Cover shows light wear to edges, heavy spine sunning. Minor spine creasing. Few small scuffs. Front cover has price sticker. Front endpaper has notation from previous owner, no other pen or pencil markings. Pages are clean and bright. Front hinge is weakened, binding is good. Location: MBP. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 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
Description: Very Good. 0380576384 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: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780380576388ISBN:0380576384
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. TPB, normal library markings, tan toned, edge wear, spine crease, worn with many reads left, great reading condition, dog eared, normal library markings, snudges to external, name inside cover... Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140058987ISBN:0140058982
Description: Fair; Well worn, but solid and intact. Wraps curled at edges. Normal dings. Inside pages yellowed but totally intact and legible. 0140058982. Legendary book.; 490 pages; Solid, tight. Perfectly good reader's copy. read more
Binding: TRADE PAPERBACK
Publisher: Moyer Bell Limited
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780918825346ISBN:0918825342
Description: VERY GOOD. Minor reader and shelf wear; minor edge and corner wear; spine has three creases and is slightly cocked; binding solid; lies flat and square; no marks noted. read more
Description: Very Good. 1559211423 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
"Highly entertaining autobiographical fiction about a man living out his life on the island of Guernsey, with a memorable cast of eccentric characters. Goes on a little too long but wraps up nicely, and the narrator's "voice" is one of the most memorable in fiction."
"A crabby old man looks back on his life. Narrated in the Guernsey dialect, it's hard to follow until you get used to Ebenezer's way of speaking. Odd and wonderful book with a heartbreaking ending."
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