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The Brass Cuppcake
de MacDonald, John D
- Usado
- Bueno
- First
- Estado
- Bueno
- Librería
-
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
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EUR 142.11EUR 113.69
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Gold Medal / Fawcett, 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback . PBO. Gold Medal #124. Sharp First Printing of this paperback original, MacDonald's landmark fist book and a classic of the hard-boiled genre. No month, 1950. No cover Price. Tight and clean throughout with little or no toning. Incredible cover gloss. A touch edge-wear and a tiny crease on the rear top corner. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. Feels Unread. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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El Jan 20 2022, un lector dijo:
"What if he'd chosen differently? What if all that had happened could have made him a bigger person? If each disaster had been a crossroads at which he could have taken a better path? It's too painful to dwell on."
A Terrible Kindness is the first novel by British author Jo Browning Wroe. In a swanky hotel ballroom in Nottingham, in October 1966, as nineteen-year-old William Lavery celebrates his graduation as the youngest embalmer in the country, an urgent call goes out for volunteers. A horrific mine collapse in the Welsh town of Aberfan has taken an awful toll, with many children amongst the dead. Embalmers are desperately needed.
William does not hesitate. A passionate kiss from the student nurse who has captured his heart sends him off on this mercy mission. But William has no idea what the long-ranging effects of this charitable act will be.
Although he comes from an undertaking family, that he would train as an embalmer was never a given. A gifted singer with a stunning voice, William knew his mother was fiercely determined that he should follow a musical career. Exactly what his father had wanted for him was never stated before his premature death when William was just eight.
"Since his father died two years ago, William has had to tighten up his insides and work hard to cheer his mother up" but at Cambridge, he made a real friend: "he is relieved that it seems all he needs to do to be liked by Martin is to be himself."
How then, after four years as a lauded Cambridge chorister, did his career path change so radically? How could he be estranged from his beloved mother and not have sung a single note in five years?
Browning Wroe easily evokes both setting and era with gorgeous descriptive prose and popular culture references. Her characters, realistically flawed, are worth investing in as they develop and change over the years: a mother so mired in grief and jealousy she is blinded to freely offered love; a boy too consumed by humiliation and resentment to show loyalty; a young man so traumatised he cannot look ahead in hope.
Supporting these are friends and family whose patience, acceptance, devotion and love may be unremarked upon but is ever-present. Eyes may well up and throats may clog with emotion in later scenes: only the hard of heard will fail to be moved and uplifted by this exceptional debut novel.
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Faber & Faber
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Detalles
- Librería
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 015529
- Título
- The Brass Cuppcake
- Autor
- MacDonald, John D
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Soft cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Editorial
- Gold Medal / Fawcett
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1950
- Palabras clave
- Vintage Paperback
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama;
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Sobre Brenner's Collectable Books
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An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- PBO
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...