If you were offered a wish, what would you wish for?The gift of making dangerous choices, says Emmanuelle Latimer.But then her wishes start coming true.Marion Halligan has written a sharp moral fable that is also a celebration of life at the end of the 20th century. As always, her witty, sensuous and compassionate prose is consolation and amusement in a difficult world.
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Seller: Global Village Books, Bundall, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fiirst Edition. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 3986
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
HARDCOVER. A modern novel that deals with wishes and choices. Centres on a richly-blessed family and their friends and the complexities of life - especially when dearest wishes are granted in unexpected ways. The story is told from the various characters' points of view. The author has written many works and won several awards including the Steele Rudd award for the best collection of short stories in its year. Heinemann, 1994. First edition. A very good copy only marked by a previous owners stamp to the front free endpaper. The d/w is very good with light edge bumping. Seller Inventory # 4257632
Seller: Bellcourt Books, Hamilton, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Emmanuelle wishes her husband was more interested in sex. Lance wishes he hadn't had a stroke. Stuart the chauffeur wishes he had some money and Mel, the au-pair wishes she was beautiful. The Latimers and their friends wish life could be even more perfect. But when their wishes come true in unexpected ways, this richly blessed family find life too much to bear. Seller Inventory # 3811
Seller: Turn The Page Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Light age and reading wear to book and dust wrapper 236 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Short Stories; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0855615974. ISBN/EAN: 9780855615970. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 56062. Seller Inventory # 56062
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 233 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Heinemann, Australia, 1994. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Romance & Women's Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0855615974. ISBN/EAN: 9780855615970. Inventory No: 08080348. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 08080348