Isbn: 9780375424656 - a Free Life: a Novel (75 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Meet the Wu family father Nan, mother Pingping, and son Taotao. They are arranging to fully sever ties with China in the aftermath of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square, and to begin a new, free life in the United States. At first, their future seems well-assured. But after the fallout from Tiananmen, Nan s disillusionment turns him toward his first love, poetry. Leaving his studies, he takes on a variety of menial jobs as Pingping works for a wealthy widow as a cook and housekeeper. As Pingping and Taotao slowly adjust to American life, Nan still feels a strange attachment to his homeland, though he violently disagrees with Communist policy. But severing all ties including his love for a woman who rejected him in his youth proves to be more difficult than he could have ever imagined.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Meet the Wu family father Nan, mother Pingping, and son Taotao. They are arranging to fully sever ties with China in the aftermath of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square, and to begin a new, free life in the United States. At first, their future seems well-assured. But after the fallout from Tiananmen, Nan s disillusionment turns him toward his first love, poetry. Leaving his studies, he takes on a variety of menial jobs as Pingping works for a wealthy widow as a cook and housekeeper. As Pingping and Taotao slowly adjust to American life, Nan still feels a strange attachment to his homeland, though he violently disagrees with Communist policy. But severing all ties including his love for a woman who rejected him in his youth proves to be more difficult than he could have ever imagined.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition with complete number line beginning with "1". Not price-clipped, remaindered or library withdrawn. Mylar-protected dust jacket. Clean, tight & bright. Moderate upper board bumps front and back. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping. …

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hardcover. Condition: As New. Used, hardcover like new with original dust jacket. Sharp, square, clean, fresh & serviceable copy. No highlighting, marginalia or page tears. Formerly of the personal library of professor / architect, Peter Zellner.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 660 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition by number code. Boards have shelf wear.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light creasing to rear endpapers. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a Fine copy of the first edition (1st printing) in a fine (price clipped) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED ON PLATE BY AUTHOR.

PapeR. Condition: Fine. None Issued. 1st Edition. This is A Fine copy of the Advance Reader's Edition (From the Un corrected Proof). In wrappers.

Condition: Very Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: Pantheon Pub Date: 10/30/2007 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 672 first edition.