In a post-9/11 America that has become obsessed with security and intelligence gathering, Lucy Bengstrom struggles to support herself and her young daughter, Alida, on a meager income as a freelance journalist, until she is assigned to profile August Vanags, a retired professor turned best-selling author. 40,000 first printing.
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The author, most recently, of Waxwings and Passage to Juneau, Jonathan Raban was born in En-gland and since 1990 has lived in Seattle. His honors include the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Heinemann Award of the Royal Society of Literature, the PEN/West Creative Nonfiction Award, the Pacific Northwest Bookseller Association’s Award, and the Governor’s Award of the State of Washington.
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Seller: BookHolders, Towson, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover, 258 pages in fine condition with fine dustjacket. Orginal owner's intials written on endpaper. 1st American edition, 1st printing. An air of suspenseful dread hangs over every page of this intelligent, provocative book, and when the end finally rolls in, readers will be stunned and, in some cases, outraged. Very absorbing novel dealing with the post 9/11 world we now live in.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 002431