The Bequest (an author inscribed first printing with loose publishers advertising card)

De Falbe, John

ISBN 10: 1843430398 / ISBN 13: 9781843430391

Published by harvill press,uk, 2003

About this Item

uk1st.edition.1st.impression.VG hardback in VG priceclipped dustwrapper.the book has small bookshop stick on fron inside boards -john sandoe books.john sandoe books is jointly owned by the author.The book is inscribed on title page-For Venesia and David-John de Falbe.Dec.03"27. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bequest (an author inscribed first printing with loose publishers advertising card)
• Publisher: harvill press,uk
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843430398
• ISBN 13: 9781843430391
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

1864. After years of service in the Russian navy and a gruelling expedition to Greenland, Captain Frederick Ziege of the Royal Danish Navy is enjoying chaperoning his mother, sister and two marriageable nieces for a season on the Riviera. There he meets Emmeline Leslie, a young Australian widower and veteran of the bush. The differences between their complex histories enrich their ensuing romance, but frustrate their search for a home. The Bequest takes the reader from Italy to France, North Africa, Greece, Siberia, Greenland, Australia, and finally England. It is a novel about identity and belonging; about the place of history and memory in uprooted lives. Objects - many of which are pictured, such as an ivory China trade puzzle, a jewelled pencil, a clock - have an almost talismanic role in the interlocking stories of this rich and moving tale.

About the Author

JOHN DE FALBE is director of the team of booksellers at the legendary John Sandoe, one of London's outstanding literary bookshops. He is the author of The Glass Night and a regular critic for the Spectator.