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"I was someone hungry for stories; more specifically, I was someone who craved after facts. I was, you see, a person with no history. Lacking this, I developed a curiosity about other's people's stories. . . ."
Clara Perez is a reporter on a small South seas island. An orphan raised by nuns, she is a young woman with origins shrouded in mystery. Full of idealistic ambition, she grows tired of the trivial assignments she's given at the daily paper, yearning to write articles of substance. So when the tiny street of Calle de Leon bursts into flames after a student demonstration--and a soldier kills an unarmed man--Clara seizes the chance to cover the explosive story.
Yet after Clara rushes to the burning street to investigate the tragedy, she discovers another, more personal one involving some remarkable truths about her unknown past--ghosts, she realizes, which have been silently pursuing her all her life. And as family secrets begin to unfold, Clara's missing history slowly spreads itself out on the tumultuous backdrop of a country wracked by revolution. . . .
An evocative and multilayered tale, at once political and personal, Eating Fire and Drinking Water is an extraordinary work, a powerful and pulsing novel of politics and commitment, loyalty and love, and the poignant search for truth.
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Biographie de l'auteur
Arlene J. Chai was born and educated in Manila. In 1982, she migrated to Sydney with her parents and sisters. After more years as an advertising copywriter than she cares to mention, she had a year off during which she wrote her first book, The Last Time I Saw Mother.
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Eating Fire And Drinking Water
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Random, Australia, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0091833396
ISBN 13 : 9780091833398
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Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 551 pages. 425 grams. Book is in very good unmarked condition. 'My name is Clara Perez. I am a reporter. This is the story of my country whose people eat fire and drink water, and of an oppressive regime whose decline is foretold by the singing of a river. It is about how one man's act of kindness changes the lives of many, and of a woman who bleeds from the wounds of Christ and a man whose name is Pride; a leader corrupted by power, a colonel who is an artist of pain, and a charismatic young man who dies only to live again. An it is about me. For on that fateful morning of the fire when I went to Calle de Leon in search of one story, I found myself caught up in another. I discovered my missing history. But to learn how two tales become one, you must follow me back to that burning street, to where it all began.' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction, Modern.; ISBN: 0091833396. ISBN/EAN: 9780091833398. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002278. N° de réf. du vendeur 002278
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Eating Fire And Drinking Water
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Random House Australia, 1996
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ISBN 13 : 9780091833398
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Eating Fire and Drinking Water
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Random House, Sydney, 2006
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Softcover. Etat : As New. First Edition. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 551 pages. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request. Clara Perez is a reporter on a small South seas island. An orphan raised by nuns, she is a young woman with origins shrouded in mystery. Full of idealistic ambition, she grows tired of the trivial assignments she's given at the daily paper, yearning to write articles of substance. So when the tiny street of Calle de Leon bursts into flames after a student demonstration--and a soldier kills an unarmed man--Clara seizes the chance to cover the explosive story. Yet after Clara rushes to the burning street to investigate the tragedy, she discovers another, more personal one involving some remarkable truths about her unknown past--ghosts, she realizes, which have been silently pursuing her all her life. And as family secrets begin to unfold, Clara's missing history slowly spreads itself out on the tumultuous backdrop of a country wracked by revolution. . . . An evocative and multilayered tale, at once political and personal, Eating Fire and Drinking Water is an extraordinary work, a powerful and pulsing novel of politics and commitment, loyalty and love, and the poignant search for truth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0091833396. ISBN/EAN: 9780091833398. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5962. N° de réf. du vendeur 5962
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