Beach Boy is about sex and samosas, sea and shore, tennis tournaments, truant afternoons, Hindi films, a mysterious Miss Haversham Maharani and her seductive adoptive daughter. The passage to adolescence of Cyrus, the book's narrator, is set in the biggest of big cities, full of unforgettable sights and smells, especially cooking smells, and includes discoveries about lies and death, meals and girls.
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Ardashir Vakil was born in Bombay in 1962. He lives in London and teaches English at Pimlico Comprehensive School.
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. A coming-of-age story set in Bombay following a boy's passage to adolescence with sex and samosas, sea and shore, truant afternoons, Hindi films, and a woman's seductive daughter. The city is full of unforgettable sights and smells and includes discoveries about lies and death, meals and girls. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR005118341
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 53321949-20
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Vendeur : BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ. Inscribed and signed by author. N° de réf. du vendeur 9999-9991301112
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Vendeur : Shadow Books, Norwich, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Signed by the authorr. N° de réf. du vendeur 071344
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Vendeur : PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A few superficial marks on dust jacket. Jacket spine ends are very slightly creased. Hardcover spine ends are a little bumped. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM. Used. N° de réf. du vendeur 417351
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Vendeur : Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Like New. Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. PRISTINE. As New. Unread. NOT marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT remainder marked. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU1010167
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Vendeur : Shalimar Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. Some shelf wear. New and unread. N° de réf. du vendeur IND-9780241137604
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Vendeur : S.Carter, NEWPORT, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : Westmoor Books, Bedale, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Fine First Edition, first impression, in a Fine, unclipped DJ. N° de réf. du vendeur 006868
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