9780571237470 - Story of Forgetting by Block, Stefan Merrill (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. At seventy, Abel Haggard is a hermit, resigned to memories of the family he has lost, living in isolation on his family's farm amid the encroaching suburban sprawl of Dallas. Hundreds of miles to the south in suburban Austin, fifteen year old Seth Waller is devastated when his mother's increasingly eccentric behaviour is diagnosed as a rare, early-onset form of Alzheimer's. He begins an 'empirical investigation' to uncover the truth about her genetic history in order to understand the roots of this terrible disease. Though neither one knows of the other's existence, Seth and Abel share a unique tradition: as children, both were told stories of Isadora, a fantastical land free from the sorrows of memory. Spanning continents and generations, the story of forgetting is the tale of how history can become destiny; how the imagination can transform reality; and how loss, however devastating, can ultimately forge profound meaning. It is the story of the complexity, the pain, and the bliss of forgetting. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Early Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 272 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0571237479. ISBN/EAN: 9780571237470. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB10670. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 326 pages. Text tanned313 pages ; 24 cm At seventy, Abel Haggard is a hermit, resigned to memories of the family he has lost, living in isolation on his family's farm amid the en croaching suburban sprawl of Dallas. Hundreds of miles to the south in suburban.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 313 pages. At seventy, Abel Haggard is a hermit, resigned to memories of the family he h as lost, living in isolation on his family's farm amid the encroaching suburban sprawl of Dallas.

Paperback. Condition: Good.