Eminence Tapa dura - 1998

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd 5/6/1998. 0. Hardcover. 8vo. hardcover. 296pp. Another rich story from the Australian master of this Vatican game. . .West spins an intriguing tale. He likes big people and big questions, and Eminence has them.nnFrom Library JournalnA priest spirited to Rome after being tortured by the Argentine military in the '70s finds his faith tested again when the Pope dies and a woman he once loved reenters his life.nnFrom USA TodaynAnother rich story from the Australian master of this Vatican game. . .West spins an intriguing tale. He likes big people and big questions, and Eminence has them.nnFrom Publisher"s WeeklynWest succeeds in balancing contemporary Vatican intrigue and details....[in] this very intriguing novel of papal intrigue.nnFrom Kirkus ReviewsnThe latest ecclesial potboiler by West (Vanishing Point), this one centering on the troubles that await an Argentine cardinal who hopes not to be elected pope. Luca Rossini is a man between worlds. The… Leer más

Harpercollins Australia, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 600 g; 296 pages, in original boards, with colour illustrated dustjacket. The edges of the pages have browned, and there is a foxing mark on the front edge. There is no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0732267048. ISBN/EAN: 9780732267049. Inventory No: 0232026. . 9780732267049

Harpercollins Australia, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 600 g; 296 pages, in original boards, with colour illustrated dustjacket. The edges of the pages have browned. There is no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0732267048. ISBN/EAN: 9780732267049. Inventory No: 0250516. . 9780732267049

Harper Collins, Australia, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 296 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, Australia, 1998. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Tells the story of the next papal election and of certain characters who may well be part of it. Most important of these is the "eminence" of the title, Luca, Cardinal Rosini, a man who suffered torture and personal degradation as a young priest in Argentina. He is, by his own admission, a flawed man, but he's still a man of power. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Dance; ISBN: 0732267048. ISBN/EAN: 9780732267049. Inventory No: 17020303.. 9780732267049