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The Snake-Stone
Hamish Hamilton. 1995. (ISBN: 9780241130575). Hardback. Hardback with D/J in good condition, ex library book, first page removed, slight lean to spine. 1995 1st edition Hamish Hamilton Ltd. An adopted boy searches for his birth mother in this sensitive British novel from the author of White Peak Farm. Fifteen-year-old James, a champion diver, narrates most of the story, which is interwoven with brief but poignant passages in the unknown mother's voice. James, fortuitously, has the note, written on the back of a torn envelope, that his birth mother presumably left with him ("Look after Sammy") before abandoning him in a stranger's mailbox. Even more fortuitously, the envelope bears fragments of a return address. A portrait in determination, James discerns the beginnings of a trail. As James investigates, the mother recounts, in minimal but telling detail, the wrenching events surrounding his birth. Doherty gradually, deftly draws the two narrative strands together, leading to the moment-all the more powerful for what is left unsaid-when mother and son meet. She leaves both James and the reader ample opportunity to sort out the conflicting feelings inherent to his search, and his eventual acceptance of his true, adoptive home seems all the more satisfying for its being hard-won. A touching exploration of a difficult subject. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. ISBN 0-241-13057-3 0241130573. Used: Acceptable.
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Keywords: 9780241130575
The Snake-Stone
Collins, 1997. 1st Thus. Paperback. Covers worn at edges. Pages slightly tanned. Good.
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Catalogue: Post 1940
The Janissary Tree [and] The Snake Stone [and] The Bellini Card [and] An Evil Eye [and] The Baklava Club. (THREE VOLUMES SIGNED)
Faber, London 2006-2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Near Fine /Near Fine.
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GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 109.75 US$ 127.44 | JP¥ 18965]
Catalogue: Crime Fiction
The Snake Stone
London, Faber and Faber, 2008. First printing of this edition. Paperback. First printing of this trade paperback edition. A Yashim the Eunuch mystery. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers. Very good + .
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Catalogue: Crime, Thrillers & Mystery
The Snake Stone
London, Faber & Faber, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 308pp. Boards. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. The second mystery featuring Yashim Togalu.; Octavo. .
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Catalogue: Mysteries and Thrillers
Keywords: Mystery, Historical mystery, ISTANBUL, Yashim Togalu, EUNUCH, 1800s
The Snake Stone
London, Faber & Faber, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 308pp. Boards. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. The second mystery featuring Yashim Togalu.; Octavo. .
Parigi BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 35909
USD 36.00 [Appr.: EURO 31 | £UK 27 | JP¥ 5357]
Catalogue: Mysteries and Thrillers
Keywords: Mystery, Historical mystery, ISTANBUL, Yashim Togalu, EUNUCH, 1800s
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