Mercy Among the Children Tapa blanda - 2001

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. Very Good. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. Trade PB . Light reading creases, light shelf wear, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First edition, first printing with full number line. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover photo by Calum Colvin. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 384 pages; the story of Sydney Henderson and his son Lyle. As a young man, Sydney, believing he has accidentally killed a friend, makes a pact with God, promising never to harm another if the boy's life is spared. In the years that follow the almost pathologically gentle Sydney holds true to his promise - at terrible cost to himself and his family. .

Jonathan Cape 2001 Paperback. Good.

Londond, England: Jonathan Cape. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition. Paperback. 0224062034 . Trade Paperback. This is a Very Good + book with a solid binding and an unmarked text. Pages have tanning them, a black remainder mark to the bottom edges with a small sticker scar on the back cover. "Joint winner (with Michael Ondaajte's Anil's Ghost) of the Giller Prize, Mercy Among the Children is reckoned by many to be the finest Canadian novel of 2000. The novel tells the story of Sydney Henderson and his son Lyle. As a young man, Sydney, believing he has accidentally killed a friend, makes a pact with God, promising never to harm another if the boy's life is spared. In the years that follow the almost pathologically gentle Sydney holds true to his promise - at terrible cost to himself and his family." ; A Jonathon Cape Original; 9.10 X 6 X 1.40 inches; 371 pages .