Publicado por Jonathan Cape, 2019
ISBN 10: 1787331431 ISBN 13: 9781787331433
Librería: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, Reino Unido
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very slight lean to the binding; and that is why this signed hardback first is so priced. At the age of ninety-something, Beryl Dusinbery is forgetting everything - including her own children. She spends her days stitching morbid samplers and tormenting her two long-suffering carers, Nastya and Euphoria, with tangled stories of her husbands and love affairs. Shimi Carmelli can do up his own buttons, walks without the aid of a frame and speaks without spitting. Among the widows of North London, he's whispered about as the last of the eligible bachelors. Unlike Beryl, he forgets nothing - especially not the shame of a childhood incident that has hung over him like an oppressive cloud ever since. There's very little life remaining for either of them, but perhaps just enough to heal some of the hurt inflicted along the way, and find new meaning in what's left. Told with Jacobson's trademark wit and style, Live a Little is in equal parts funny, irreverent and tender - a novel to make you consider all the paths not taken, and whether you could still change course. Signed by Author. Signed by Author.
Publicado por Viking London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0670843385 ISBN 13: 9780670843381
Librería: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, Reino Unido
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. VERY RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION. This elusive book is very hard to find in a decent collectable state, and this one has the great distinction of being signed on the title page. Very slight signs it has been read, hence the Near Fine classification. No marks from former owners. This is the best copy I have seen for some time. Firm binding, no soft corners, and only the slightest touch of tanning because the publisher used poor printing stock. The jacket is unclipped and protected. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.