Synopsis
Brother Sebastian becomes Michael Lamb after leaving an oppressive, religious home for wayward youth for a fugitive existence in London with Owen, the epileptic boy he has saved and tries to protect as his own son
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About the Author
Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow, Scotland. His books include Lamb, Cal, and Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award.
Review
A performance of great assurance and tenderness. -- The Spectator
The alert and feeling realism of MacLaverty's story . . . has a rare purity of intention and texture. . . . A deeply moving first novel. -- The Guardian
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Lamb: a Novel
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George Braziller, 1980
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good +. First American edition. First printing. MacLaverty's second book made into a movie in 1985, starring Liam Neeson. MacLaverty is also author of "Cal" also made into a move. A clean, unmarked copy. Seller Inventory # 9428
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Hardcover. 152p., mild foxing to foredge otherwise a very good first US edition in boards and unclipped dj. Debut novel of the Irish writer. Seller Inventory # 177163
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Lamb
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. SIGNED by author and dated in 1997. First edition of author's first novel. Edges foxed. Very good copy in very good dj.; 9.0 X 5.8 X 0.9 inches; 152 pages. Seller Inventory # SKU1005947
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Lamb
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Condition: Very Good. 1980. First American Edition. Book. Fine in fine dust wrapper. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSG0026787
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Condition: Very Good. 1980. First American Edition. Book. Fine in fine dust wrapper. First edition copy. . . . Seller Inventory # KSG0026787
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