The Gift

O'Leary, Patrick

ISBN 10: 0312864035 / ISBN 13: 9780312864033

Published by Tor Books (edition First Edition), 1998

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gift
• Publisher: Tor Books (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312864035
• ISBN 13: 9780312864033
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

The Gift is an exploration of the art of storytelling, a coming-of-age tale in a place and time when magic is not the ring to be grabbed but the poison to be shunned. This Gift is one that will be opened, read, and treasured for a long time to come.

About the Author

Patrick O'Leary was born in 1952 in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from Wayne State University where he shared first prize for Poetry in the Thompkin's Competition in 1974. His poetry has appeared in literary magazines across North America including The Iowa Review, The Little Magazine, Poetry East, and The University of Windsor Review. Door Number Three, his first novel, was chosen as "One of the best novels of 1995" by Publisher's Weekly. His second novel, The Gift, was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Award. His novels have been translated into German, Japanese, Polish, French and Braille. O'Leary works in advertising and has won numerous industry awards. He travels extensively, but he makes his home near Detroit with his wife and sons.