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During a sabbatical in India, Juliet and her professor husband, David, find their marriage breaking up
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The first novel by Australian-Canadian writer Hospital has aged well. Hospital's tale follows a Canadian family's stay in south India. Lise Rodgers captures the pace and poetry of the author's narrative and does an excellent job with the many Indian voices. Her accents not only sound genuine, but they reflect the playfulness with which Hospital treats these characters in the novel. One technical quibble: Though digitally recorded, the sound is rather poor, with more tape hiss than is tolerated comfortably. D.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0771042205
- ISBN 13 9780771042201
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages252
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Tears, chips, and creases to edges of clipped jacket. Rubbing to edges. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; X X ; 252 pages. Seller Inventory # 96922
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ivory / turquoise hard covers, a Very Good copy with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior Light spine end & corner bumping. The DJ is unclipped, cover and edgewear, overall in Very Good condition. "this is the story of a woman who feels alien in both her own country (India) and her adopted one (Canada). The novel, based on Hospital's own experiences as a traveler in India, grew out of a short story." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages. Seller Inventory # 12713
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition 1982. Signed on Title page. Seller Inventory # 978077104220C
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 252 pp. Signed by Janette Turner Hospital on the title page. Quarter bound in blue on off-white boards; blue endpapers; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings. Juliet yearns for the 'ebb and flow of life lived avidly', for the pace and challenge of city living. The conflict between her love of husband and children and her own passionate need for expression is intensified by her move from small town Canada to Southern India. The stifling restrictions on Juliet's freedom are magnified by the plight of her young widowed neighbour. The beautiful Yashoda longs to embrace the Western values that would release her from the strictures of Indian tradition. But the ancient mores are powerful and enduring, and challenging them inevitably leads to tragedy.The Ivory Swing won Canada's prestigious Seal Award for Best First Novel, as well as great critical acclaim. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 218309
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with slight chips & Tear. 1st Canadian Edition. "Juliet yearns for the 'ebb and flow of life lived avidly', for the pace and challenge of city living. The conflict between her love of husband and children and her own passionate need for expression is intensified by her move from small town Canada to Southern India. The stifling restrictions on Juliet's freedom are magnified by the plight of her young widowed neighbour. The beautiful Yashoda longs to embrace the Western values that would release her from the strictures of Indian tradition. But the ancient mores are powerful and enduring, and challenging them inevitably leads to tragedy. The Ivory Swing won Canada's prestigious $50,000 Seal Award for Best First Novel, as well as great critical acclaim. 252P. Book. Seller Inventory # 042703
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Book Description Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Fragile dust jacket is bright and clean but with some edge wear including a 1/2" tear bottom of front panel near flap fold, a 1/4" tear and associated crease top of rear panel and wrinkles and light wear to ends of spine panel. Austrialian-born Canadian author's first book, a novel; winner of the $50,000 Seal First Novel Award. Seller Inventory # 7102
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Book Description Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Dust jacket is price-clipped, bright and clean but with some edge wear including a 1/2" tear top of rear panel, and 1/4" tear top of front spine fold. Australian-born Canadian author's first book, a novel; winner of the $50,000 Seal First Novel Award. 252 pages. Seller Inventory # 21923
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