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Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # M09D-01766
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Seller Inventory # 012884
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. very good paperback, light wear to cover. Seller Inventory # 133425
Book Description Trade Paperback Original. Condition: Near Fine Plus. First Edition. Trade paperback original in pictorial wraps with flaps. Near fine plus copy with the slightest of fading of the spine. Canadian author's second novel. Seller Inventory # 3926
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Nurdin Lalani and his family, Asian immigrants from Africa, have come to the Toronto suburb of Don Mills only to find that the old world and its values pursue them. A genial orderly at a downtown hospital, he has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl. Although he is innocent, traditional propriety prompts him to question the purity of his own thoughts. Ultimately, his friendship with the enlightened Sushila offers him an alluring freedom from a past that haunts him, a marriage that has become routine, and from the trials of coping with teenage children. Introducing us to a cast of vividly drawn characters within this immigrant community, Vassanji is a keen observer of lives caught between one world and another. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 042928
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Other than a mark on the lower text block, this is an extremely tight and unmarked copy-" Nurdin Lalani and his family, Asian immigrants from Africa, have come to the Toronto suburb of Don Mills only to find that the old world and its values pursue them. A genial orderly at a downtown hospital, he has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl. Although he is innocent, traditional propriety prompts him to question the purity of his thoughts. Ultimately, his friendship with the enlightened Sushila offers him an alluring freedom from a past that haunts him, a marriage that has become routine, and from the trials of coping with teenage children. Introducing us to a cast of vividly drawn characters within this immigrant community, Vassanji is a keen observer of lives caught between one world and another. ". Seller Inventory # 023981
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition 1991. Signed, Inscribed on Title page. Seller Inventory # 978077108716C
Book Description Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. | Trade paperback original with French flaps. Somewhat tanned, else fine -- illus. wraps. Seller Inventory # 008290
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A first edition and first printing copy; flat signed on the title page by Mr. Vassanji. French flaps. Some mild tanning to the book, with a reading crease. Mr. Vassanji's third novel. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000875
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine, first edition and first printing copy; flat signed on the title page by Mr. Vassanji. French flaps. Mr. Vassanji's third novel. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003120