A Distant Shore Tapa dura - 2003

US: Knopf, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. From Caryl Phillips-acclaimed author of The Nature of Blood and The Atlanti c Sound-a masterful new novel set in contemporary England, about an African man and an English woman whose hidden lives, and worlds, are revealed in t heir fragile, fateful connection. Dorothy and Solomon live in a new housing estate on the outskirts of an Eng lish village. She's recently bought her bungalow; he's recently become the night watchman. He is black, an immigrant. She is white, a recently retired music teacher. They are both solitary, reticent outsiders. When they move tenuously toward each other and their paths briefly cross, neither of them can know that it will be the last true human contact either will have. The novel unfolds into the past to show us how Solomon and Dorothy have arr ived at this moment: Solomon, a former soldier, escaping the horrors of a w ar-ravaged African country, entering England illegally, a non-man with no r esources but his own… Leer más

Knopf, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. US First Edition. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket glossy. Binding square & firm. Clean & bright..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover. 277p., hardcover, very good first US edition, unclipped dj. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American First. First American Edition stated on verso of title page; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..