No Man in the House (signed)

Foster, Cecil

ISBN 10: 0394221125 / ISBN 13: 9780394221120

Published by Random House of Canada, Limited, Toronto / Boston, New York, 1991

About this Item

Signed by author on title page. Previous owner's name in ink on ffep, faint smudge on bottom edge, else near fine. DJ has piece (1 inch) missing along rear top edge, lightly surface rubbed, circular shadow from sticker on front, else very good.

Seller Inventory # 005232

Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Man in the House (signed)
• Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited, Toronto / Boston, New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394221125
• ISBN 13: 9780394221120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Canadian
  • Fiction - General

About this title

Synopsis

"A moving story, rich in detail, told with great sensitivity and affection."NEW YORK NEWSDAYIt is 1964. Howard lives a hand-to-mouth existence in the small island protectorate of Barbados with his brothers, two aunts, and his grandmother. He is waiting for his parents, who left for England long ago, to send for him. And as the sparks of independence crackle all around them, Howard's life changes forever when Mr. Bradshaw, a black headmaster, is hired for his school. Howard begins to blossom under Bradshaw's guidance, and learns that neither freedom nor knowledge comes without sacrifice, and that even battles won leave victims. In this beautiful, poignant, and ultimately hopeful novel, the fate of one Bajan family rests in the hands of change--change that only liberation and learning can bring.

From the Publisher

When Cecil Foster's NO MAN IN THE HOUSE was published, E. Annie Proulx (THE SHIPPING NEWS) proclaimed, "he shows the brave characters of West Indian women as no one else has." This is a moving and beautifully written coming-of-age story of an impoverished young boy in Barbados during its 1963 bid for independence.