Synopsis
Tells the story of Leila, a nineteen year old woman living on a small Caribbean island in the 1950s. Her subsequent passage to England brings her face to face with the consequences of the decisions she has made to determine her life on her own terms.
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"The Final Passage marks the debut of a talented writer...Phillips writes a nicely elegant prose, has a sharply observant eye, and the effect is truthful, modest and convincing" (Guardian)
"Like Isabel Allende and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Phillips writes of times so heady and chaotic and of characters so compelling that time moves as if guided by the moon and dreams" (Los Angeles Times Book Review)
"One of the literary giants of our time" (New York Times)
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'Caryl Phillips has proved himself among the best and most productive writers of his generation' New York Times
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The Final Passage
Published by
Faber and Faber, London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0571134378
ISBN 13: 9780571134373
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Original Black Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Impression. 1985. 205pp. "Caryl Phillips's first novel tells the story of Leila, a nineteen-year-old woman living on a small Caribbean island in the 1950s. Unsatisfied with life on the island, Leila decides to leave her friends and follow her mother overseas, taking her restless husband Michael and her young son with her. Her subsequent passage to England brings her face to face with the consequences of the decisions she has made to determine her life on her own terms." Book's pages show signs of browning at edges, otherwise in very good condition with no inscriptions. Jacket unclipped with very light shelf wear. Seller Inventory # LitPhillips01a
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The Final Passage
Published by
Faber & Faber, London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0571134378
ISBN 13: 9780571134373
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition (SIGNED). Page edges somewhat tanned (as usual - cheap paper) else a fine copy in very fine dustjacket (mylar-protected), & SIGNED on title page. Excellent signed copy of author's first novel, reportedly his scarcest book - small hardback printing - there was a simultaneous softcover issue. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 006222