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Beautifully written and compelling, About Grace is the long-awaited debut novel from Anthony Doerr.
Growing up in Alaska, young David Winkler is crippled by his dreams. At nine, he dreams a man is decapitated by a passing truck on the path outside his family's home. The next day, unable to prevent it, he witnesses an exact replay of his dream, in real life. The premonitions keep coming, unstoppably. He sleepwalks during them, bringing catastrophe into his reach.
Then, as unstoppable as a vision, he falls in love, at the supermarket (exactly as he already dreamed) with Sandy. They flee south, landing in Ohio, where their daughter Grace is born. And then the visions of Grace's death begin for Winkler, as their waterside home is inundated. Plagued by the same horrific images of Grace drowning, when the floods come, he cannot face his destiny and flees.
He beaches on a remote Caribbean island, where he works as a handyman, chipping away at his doubts and hopes, never knowing whether Grace survived the flood or met the doom he foretold. After two decades, he musters the strength to find out…
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Anthony Doerr’s published his first book, ‘The Shell Collector’, a collection of short stories in 2002. He is 32 and lives in Idaho, where he is Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at Boise State University.
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‘I loved this wonderful book’ Monica Ali
About Grace is a novel of uncommon dignity and beauty. It is built on water, and bobs with buoyancy and perfect balance. It is as moving a book as could be imagined.
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ABOUT GRACE [Signed]
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Fourth Estate, London, UK, 2005
ISBN 10: 0007146973
ISBN 13: 9780007146970
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Hardcover. First Edition, First printing. Octavo, 402 pages. In Near Fine condition with a Near Fine dust jacket. Light blue pictorial spine with mauve and green text. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering with white numbered sticker on front cover, price uncut '£15.99'. Signed flat by Anthony Doerr on the title page. Shelved in hallway. 1388377. Special Collections. Seller Inventory # 1388377
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ISBN 10: 0007146973
ISBN 13: 9780007146970
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This is a true UK first editiion / first printing, numbered '1'. An excellent copy of this acclaimed novel, by the Pulitzer prize-winning author of 'All the Light we Cannot See'. Seller Inventory # 001367
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