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Published by Chatto & Windus, 2007
ISBN 10: 0701180471ISBN 13: 9780701180478
Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Very Good. 1710263620. 3/12/2024 5:13:40 PM.
Published by Vintage, 2007
ISBN 10: 009950779XISBN 13: 9780099507796
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 272 pages. This is a novel of small-town life. In Castletown , New Zealand, the stifling culture of 'the correct way to behave ' crushes the unorthodox like a dead hand. Needless to say, jus t under the surface there is a tumult of rebellion. Which of the inhabitants of Castletown will escape, find self-expression, fulf ill their dreams? Who is tormented by guilty secrets beneath a bl anket of respectability? Who is murdering red-haired girls? The narrative is driven by the stories of three families: the snobbi sh, long-established lawyers; the eccentric impoverished aristocr ats; and the Maoris who live outside the town. Each family is dom inated by a stern patriarch, and once a week the patriarchs meet to play three-handed chess. Their children and grandchildren, mea nwhile, begin to recognize that this structured, ordered world is rotten at its core .
Published by Random House, 2007
ISBN 10: 009950779XISBN 13: 9780099507796
Seller: Jason Books, Auckland, AUCKL, New Zealand
Book
Paperback. All seems calm in Castleton, New Zealand, but its small-town respectability hides guilty secrets and a tumult of rebellion. This is the story of three families, each dominated by a patriarch: the snobbish lawyer; the eccentric aristocrat; and the Maori chief, who meet to play three-handed chess. Their children and grandchildren begin to recognise that their seemingly structured, ordered society is slowly disintegrating . . . Which of them will escape and fulfil their dreams? And why is someone prowling the town with murderous intent? First published february 2007.
Published by Chatto and Windus, London, 2007
ISBN 10: 0701180471ISBN 13: 9780701180478
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket. Signed and dedicated by author on title page. Light edgewear to jacket and slight tanning of page block head. No other notable flaws, very good condition throughout. AD. Signed and Dedicated By Author. Used.