Book by Eden Robinson
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This eagerly anticipated new novel is Eden Robinson’s most satisfying, disturbing, and addictive to date.
A new novel from one of our best young writers, Blood Sports is the tough, gritty story of the brutal cat-and-mouse relationship between two cousins — Tom and Jeremy Bauer — set in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side.
Tom, a young man, hardly innocent, has been caught up over the years in Jeremy’s world of drugs, extortion, and prostitutes, while Jeremy, vindictive, vicious, either protects Tom or uses him, but always controls him. Added to the mix is Paulie, a junkie two years clean and Tom’s girlfriend, and also the mother of his daughter. This lethal triangle shifts when word gets out Tom has been talking to the police, and men from the past who have a lot to lose reappear. Suddenly Tom and Paulie are pawns in a much larger game, with everything at stake.
With the storytelling skill and engrossing characterizations that have made her previous books so popular, Robinson keeps the tension humming in this riveting novel. This is Eden Robinson at the height of her powers.
“I was born on the same day as Edgar Allan Poe and Dolly Parton. I am absolutely certain that this affects my writing in some way.”
—Eden Robinson
Eden Robinson’s acclaimed, bestselling first novel, Monkey Beach, won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, was a Giller Prize finalist, and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Traplines, her first collection, won the Winifred Holtby Prize and was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and Notable Book of the Year. Eden Robinson lives near Kitimat, B.C.
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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 5; signed and dated 1 June 2006 by Eden Robinson on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Signed by Author(s). Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 010165
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2909274-75
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0771076045I3N10
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0771076045I2N00
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Librería: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 280 p. 22 cm. Red coth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Signed by author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 145388
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Librería: Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition hardcover in dust jacket. Inscribed by Ms. Robinson on the title page. Faint soiling to front board, three corner creases in text. Jacket has hint of shelfwear. Very Good/Near Fine. Inscribed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 248047
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Librería: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 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. DJ has some edgewear. ; 8.499999991330000 X 5.799999994084000 X 1.099999998878000 inches; 304 pages; Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 145580
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Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Canadian First. Book by Eden Robinson. Nº de ref. del artículo: SONG0771076045
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Librería: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, Canada
Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. An electrifying new novel set in the shady underbelly of Vancouver's Downtown East Side. 280 pages. Signed by author on title page. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 20154
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Librería: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. An unread Advance Reading Copy with letter from the publisher dated December 2005 included. 5.5 X 8.5" 178 pages. Blood Sports is the tough, gritty story of the brutal cat-and-mouse relationship between two cousins - Tom and Jeremy Bauer - set in the shady underbelly of Vancouver's Downtown East Side. Author Eden Robinson is a Haida woman who was raised and now lives in Kitamaat Village, British Columbia. Her acclaimed, bestselling first novel, Monkey Beach, won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; a finalist for the 2000 Giller Prize, and was listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Nº de ref. del artículo: 42009
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