Libby Purves' prose is clean, sharp and in touch with things that matter * Valerie Grove, The Times * Purves' novel of ordinary lives is compelling, her perceptions are acute ... sophisticated and skilful * Daily Telegraph * A feel-good novel ... hilarious ... humorous ... fabulously incisive * Independent *
Catherine and Caroline, Toby and Mark were globetrotting siblings: British 'diplo-brats', whose childhood homes lay in Italy or Israel, France or Washington DC - wherever their father was posted at the time. But all that was years ago. Now Catherine is approaching middle-age, married to a life of cheeseparing selflessness looking after young offenders on a chilly organic farm; Mark is a prim supermarket executive, Caroline a wealthy Kensington wife, and Toby - well, Toby is a problem. The joker in the pack. He always was. Amid growing tensions, marriage-fatigue and unspoken resentments, the apparent tragedy of Toby's disappearance jolts his sisters and brother into making angry, anxious journeys: from California to Flanders, back in time and into their own hearts.
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Condición: Good. A perceptive novel from our favourite chronicler of the dilemmas of modern family life Num Pages: 288 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208. Good copy with some shelf wear. 1998. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: KRA0011512
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Condición: Good. A perceptive novel from our favourite chronicler of the dilemmas of modern family life Num Pages: 288 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208. Good copy with some shelf wear. 1998. Paperback. . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: KRA0011512
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good-. Reprint; Second Printing. Light reading creases and shelf wear, slightly cocked spine, light foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Second printing of Flame paperback edition, 2003. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover photo courtesy of Kauro Mikami/Photonica. ; 288 pages; Catherine and Caroline, Toby and Mark were globetrotting siblings: British 'diplo-brats', whose childhood homes lay in Italy or Israel, France or Washington DC - wherever their father was posted at the time. But all that was years ago. Now Catherine is approaching middle-age, married to a life of cheeseparing selflessness looking after young offenders on a chilly organic farm; Mark is a prim supermarket executive, Caroline a wealthy Kensington wife, and Toby - well, Toby is a problem. The joker in the pack. He always was. Amid growing tensions, marriage-fatigue and unspoken resentments, the apparent tragedy of Toby's disappearance jolts his sisters and brother into making angry, anxious journeys: from California to Flanders, back in time and into their own hearts. 129 X 17 X 196 millimeters. Nº de ref. del artículo: 36779
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Condición: Bueno. : Catherine and Caroline, Toby and Mark were globetrotting siblings: British 'diplo-brats', whose childhood homes lay in Italy or Israel, France or Washington DC - wherever their father was posted at the time. But all that was years ago. Now Catherine is approaching middle-age, married to a life of cheeseparing selflessness looking after young offenders on a chilly organic farm; Mark is a prim supermarket executive, Caroline a wealthy Kensington wife, and Toby - well, Toby is a problem. The joker in the pack. He always was. Amid growing tensions, marriage-fatigue and unspoken resentments, the apparent tragedy of Toby's disappearance jolts his sisters and brother into making angry, anxious journeys: from California to Flanders, back in time and into their own hearts. EAN: 9780340829882 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y ficción|Ficción femenina Título: Home Leave Autor: Libby Purves Editorial: Hodder Paperback (20 enero 2003) Idioma: EN Páginas: 288 Formato: Tapa blanda Peso: 208 Año de publicación: 2003. Nº de ref. del artículo: Happ-2022-06-08-1a503f6e
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