ISBN: 9780676976472 - A Perfect Pledge (15 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any book priced at $10 or more, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Jacket is in Very Good +condition. Back of jacket has a small 1/4 inch tear. . Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.…

Condition: Very Good. 1St Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. dj. 8vo. Lightest edgewear, owner's sticker to ffep; very good in very good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First edition. Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight. New archival mylar dj cover. 8vo 401 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new copy.(see picture) 401 pages.Author has inscribed most of the first sentence,signed and dated "October 2005" on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Bargain book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition 2005. First printing. Signed, Dated on Title page Oct 05. Wrapped in mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stated First Edition, First Printing. As new with very minimal shelfwear to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Inscribed and dated by author in year of publication on title page.; 9.50 X 6.30 X 1.20 inches; 416 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stated First Edition, First Printing. As new with very minimal shelfwear to boards. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As New, A Barely Read Copy. - No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Corners, Edges, and/or Spine. - For More Information On Condition. Please View All Images. It Is 1961 And Trinidad, At Once A Lush Island Paradise And A Poverty-Stricken Hole, Is Inching Toward Independence. Narpat, A Sugar Cane Farmer, Finds Himself Caught At The Crossroads Of A Changing World. He Is A Hard-Working Man Of Modest Means, And Is Sickened By The Corruption And Materialism Running Rampant On The Island. He Thinks His Neighbors Are Greedy, Shiftless, And Enslaved To The Rumshop. But Narpat Is Different. He Contrasts The Helplessness Of The Islanders With The Resourcefulness Of His Ancient Aryans, And Through A Series Of Stringent Moral Codes And Dietary Injunctions, Sets About To Create Order Within His Family And The Village. His Rules Impose A Great Deal Of Deprivation On His Wife And Four Children, And His Wife Must Wage Her Own Battle Against Her Husband's Ensuing Neglect. Then Narpat Decides To Single-Handedly Build A Factory To Prevent The Loss Of His Livelihood. Narpat's Youngest Son Jeeves Watches His Father's Obsession With The Factory, Watches His Mother's Health Decline, And Watches As She Dies. Unable To Prevent His Mother's Death, He Tries To Redeem His Father By Constantly Reminding Him Of The Fables The Older Man Told To His Young Children. And These Fables With Their Undertones Of Pledges And Duty Steel The Son For A Terrible Sacrifice. In A Perfect Pledge, Maharaj Combines A Dickensian Rendering Of The Effects Of Poverty, Caste, Envy, Superstition,Corruption And Bigotry With Vivid, Complex Characters And Gorgeous Writing, In A Novel That Celebrates Both The Resilience Of The Human Spirit And The Heartbreak Of Failed Dreams.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is signed on the title page by the author who has also written "I hope you enjoy this." First edition and first printing in fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing in Fine/Fine condition in a Brodart cover. Signed, Lined and Dated by the author with publishers review letter laid in. Dated: "May 2019". Lined with the last phrase of the book: " . she realized that he always kept his word.". Signed by Author(s).…