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In the early 1950s in Badmington, a suburb suspended in time somewhere outside Johannesburg, comes Swirsky, opening a pharmacy. With his talk of exotic places and his gleaming bottles and jars, the children think of him as a magician. Then, his wife, Ruthie, arrives from England.
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"'A jewel box of a novel... exquisite.' Observer 'Hope finds in the post-War confusion of South Africa a mine of comic possibility... throughout this bright, fresh comedy, politics lurk in the shadows.' The Times 'Brilliance and charm... This is a wonderfully funny book.' Financial Times 'Touching and amusing... told without a wasted word.' Mail on Sunday"
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To a time-locked Johannesburg suburb comes Nathan J. Swirsky to open his pharmacy. With his stories of exotic places and his gleaming bottles and jars, the local children think of him as a magician. But the adults smell trouble.
'A jewel box of a novel... exquisite.' Observer
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0333569814
- ISBN 13 9780333569818
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
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