Synopsis
This is a story of conflict and loss, love and hope against a detailed backdrop of 20th century life and all its shortcomings. It is written by the author of "The Sweet Shop Owner"; "Waterland" which won "The Guardian" Fiction Prize and "Shuttlecock", which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.
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A moving exploration of conflict, loss and love
From the brilliantly rejacketed backlist of Graham Swift, winner of the 1996 Booker Prize. A moving exploration of the conflict, loss and small miracles of love affecting a group of people and different generations changed by personal and world wars. "One of his generation's finest, with an imagination of rare immediacy and vitality" The Times; "A born storyteller" Daily Telegraph
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Out of this World is ‘a powerful and exciting book that raises uncomfortable political questions’ The Times.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is a story of conflict and loss, love and hope against a detailed backdrop of 20th century life and all its shortcomings. It is written by the author of "The Sweet Shop Owner"; "Waterland" which won "The Guardian" Fiction Prize and "Shuttlecock", which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR011787958
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Reprint; First Printing. Light edge and shelf wear, inside covers and edges of reading block toned. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. ; 208 pages; A family saga. Harry Beech is a noted war photographer and the son of a war hero and armaments manufacturer. The murder of his father by the IRA send both him and his estranged daughter, Sophie, in New York into decline. Seller Inventory # 24579