Recessional

Michener, James A.

ISBN 10: 067943612X / ISBN 13: 9780679436126

Published by Random House, New York, 1994

About this Item

Recessional by James A. Michener. Random House, 1994. First edition, first printing signed by the author on the title page. Hardcover in fine condition; clean boards, tight binding, clean unmarked untoned text block. Dust jacket in fine minus condition with slight wrinkle at spine top , bright and unclipped at $25.00 (see photos). In what would become his final novel, Michener turns his eye toward contemporary America with a moving story set in a Florida retirement community. Blending his trademark scope with intimate character portraits, Recessional explores aging, dignity love and loss in the later chapters of life. A fitting culmination to a career that spanned sweeping historical epics and deeply human storytelling. Michener's signature on this final novel adds significant desirability given this was one of his prolific lifetime's works.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recessional
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067943612X
• ISBN 13: 9780679436126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 869 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The challenges and rewards faced by older adults and their families is the subject at the heart of this provocative new novel. Set in a Florida retirement center called the Palms, the book follows a group of unforgettable residents over the course of a year as their humorous, triumphant narratives unfold.

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es and rewards faced by older adults and their families is the subject at the heart of this provocative new novel. Set in a Florida retirement center called the Palms, the book follows a group of unforgettable residents over the course of a year as their humorous, triumphant narratives unfold.