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After forty years in Africa, George Grey returns to an England, a daughter, and friends who are to him absurd, and he sets out to sea on a disordered journey through his life and toward home
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"Jonathan Raban's achievements in this novel are nothing short of awesome."
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"Raban is a first-rate observer, with an eye for the ridiculous and a gift for the sudden pounce."
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--The Washington Post "Raban has a wonderful gift...These characters seem to index an entire civilization."
--The Village Voice Literary Supplement
"Raban is a first-rate observer, with an eye for the ridiculous and a gift for the sudden pounce."
--Newsday
Raban's first novel, an engrossing account of what it can mean to return home
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0140082662
- ISBN 13 9780140082661
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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(1986)
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. First US Paper. After forty years abroad, George Grey returns to an England that seems distant and friendless, no longer the country he remembers. So he buys a boat and escapes to the sea.352 pages, remainder mark. Published @ $6.95. Seller Inventory # 12293
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