Out of This World - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Swift, Graham

ISBN 10: 0671658271 / ISBN 13: 9780671658274

Edité par Poseidon Press, New York, 1988

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First edition/first printing, publisher's remainder mark to bottom, else Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; In this brilliant novel, fourteen-year-old Alex is sent to live with her father on the other side of the galaxy while her mother is on a research trip. Alex is not only excited to see her mother again, but she's also curious about the strange and exciting world her father lives in. However, when her mother suddenly reappears, Alex is forced to confront the challenges of growing up apart from her mother and the challenges of living in a new and strange world. Out of This World is a heartwarming story about family, love, and adventure.; Remainder; 8vo; FSA. N° de réf. du vendeur 31592

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Out of This World - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Éditeur : Poseidon Press, New York

Date d'édition : 1988

Reliure : 1/4 Cloth

Etat : Near Fine

Etat de la jaquette : Fine

Edition : First Edition; First Printing.

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Synopsis :

A fine copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 207 pages; A novel.

Présentation de l'éditeur:

"A disturbing and memorable novel, in which public happenings and private thoughts and relationships are relentlessly intertwined -- the best kind of novel."- The Globe and Mail

"Not a book the reader is likely to forget, Out of This World--deserves to be ranked at the forefront of contemporary fiction." - The New York Times Book Review

"In unravelling the unhappy lives of members of the Beech family, the grandfather a war hero, the son a celebrated photo-journalist, the granddaughter estranged and undergoing analysis, the plot embraces the history of this century's warfare and the attempts of individuals to escape the legacy of their past.... A moving and painful saga." - Sunday Times (U.K.)

"Serious and interesting... Out of This World is asking Swift's characteristically painful, intelligent, difficult questions about the world." - The Observer (U.K.)

"Graham Swift is a writer of extraordinary power." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Powerful and exciting...intense as a thriller." - The London Times