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On the evening of November 14, 1940, Harriet stands on the roof of the cathedral in the British town of Coventry and marvels at the magnificence of frost glittering beneath a full moon. But it is a bomber’s moon. The Germans are coming to unleash destruction. For Harriet, Jeremy, the young man who shares her duties as a firewatcher, and his free-spirited mother, Maeve, this single night will resonate for the rest of their lives.
In a story of breathtaking beauty, with the wondrous poetic style that has earned her international acclaim, Helen Humphreys recreates the terror of the infamous Second World War bombing raid on Coventry. As Harriet and Jeremy make their way through the burning city in search of Maeve, their trek becomes a journey of fear and awe as they witness butter from the dairy flowing down the streets in a burning stream and landmines on parachutes swimming like jellyfish out of the darkness. Cold dread brings to life both a grief and a love that Harriet thought she had put behind her forever.
Drawing on actual events of that horrific night in 1940, Coventry is an astounding work, at once tense and lyrical, shocking and exquisite. Touching on themes of love, loss, loneliness and remembrance, Humphreys has crafted a story that will seize readers’ hearts and imaginations.
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Librería: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 9; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 014115
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Librería: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: 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. ; 7.40 X 4.90 X 0.40 inches; 177 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 87324
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Librería: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Good Read ships from Toronto, Canada and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. ; 0.4 x 7.4 x 4.9 Inches; 177 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 66018
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Librería: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: FORT473202
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Librería: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 0.4 x 7.4 x 4.9 Inches; 177 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 28308
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Librería: Paraphernalia Books 'N' Stuff, Belleville, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First. Light grey boards with pale blue cloth spine; A very good clean unmarked copy except where author signed with unclipped illust.jacket; Slight knock on top of spine abd rub on jacket; A novel with 175 pages about the Coventry bombings in WW2 by a Canadian author; Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: PARA8033
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Librería: Anthony Clark, Wolfville, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Phyllis Bruce Book/Harper Collins Canada, Toronto, 2008, Hardcover First Edition. Book Condition: Fine as new and unread. Dust jacket condition: crease through the rear inside flap, otherwise Fine and unclipped.because of the crease listed as near fine.will be enclosed in a mylar protective sleeve.nice copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1518731094539
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Librería: Alex Simpson, Carrying Place, ON, Canada
Hard Cover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. First Edition. First printing, signed by the author on the title page. Light soil to outer edges, light creasing from page handling and tanning to paper. DJ has edge/rub wear, corner creasing to the rear flap and light general creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 14 x 19.9 x 2.1cm, wt500g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 030149
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Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.35. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0002007266-2-3
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Librería: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Inscribed By Author; First impression. Inscribed by author on half-title page. Some creases around lower back tip of back wrapper.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 48398
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