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Published by Vintage, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307743179ISBN 13: 9780307743176
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Published by Doubleday, 2011
ISBN 10: 038553440XISBN 13: 9780385534406
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Published by Canongate Books, 2011
ISBN 10: 184767657XISBN 13: 9781847676573
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Published by Bonnier Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2017
ISBN 10: 1785301098ISBN 13: 9781785301094
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 'Gritty and lively. a colourful depiction of 17th century France' CAROL BIRCH, author of Jamrach's Menagerie A SPELLBINDING TALE SET IN CARDINAL RICHELIEU'S FRANCE With enemies advancing on all sides and Cardinal Richelieu's health failing, France is at breaking point. Yet salvation may arrive in the most unlikely form. Born into poverty and with terrible deformities, Sebastian Morra is a dwarf with the wit of Tyrion Lannister and three foot, four inches of brazen pluck. Through a mixture of brains and luck, he has travelled far from his village to become a jester at the royal court. And with a talent for making enemies, he is soon drawn into the twilight world of Cardinal Richelieu, where he discovers he might just be the only man with the talents to save France from her deadliest foes. 'Intelligent, cunning and occasionally reckless, Sebastian Morra lights up The Cardinal's Man with his zest for survival. The excesses and squalor of 17th century France are brought viscerally and vividly to life in this engaging, beautifully researched novel' VICTORIA BLAKE, author of The Return of the Courtesan. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Canongate Books, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2011
ISBN 10: 1847676561ISBN 13: 9781847676566
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. I was born twice. First in wooden room that jutted out over the black water of the Thames, and then again eight years later in the Highway, when the tiger took me in his mouth and everything truly began. 1857. Jaffy Brown is running along a street in London's East End when he comes face to face with an escaped circus animal. Plucked from the jaws of death by Mr Jamrach - explorer, entrepreneur and collector of the world's strangest creatures - the two strike up a friendship. Before he knows it, Jaffy finds himself on board a ship bound for the Dutch East Indies, on an unusual commission for Mr Jamrach. His journey - if he survives it - will push faith, love and friendship to their utmost limits. Brilliantly written and utterly spellbinding, Carol Birch's epic novel brings alive the smells, sights and flavours of the nineteenth century, from the docks of London to the storms of the Indian Ocean. This great salty historical adventure is a gripping exploration of our relationship to the natural world and the wildness it contains. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Ulverscroft Ltd, 2011
ISBN 10: 1444809008ISBN 13: 9781444809008
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.
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Published by Doubleday, 2011
ISBN 10: 038553440XISBN 13: 9780385534406
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
ISBN 10: 1443405167ISBN 13: 9781443405164
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2023
ISBN 10: 1838939474ISBN 13: 9781838939472
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Combining psychological suspense with elements of the ghost story, Shadow Girls is a literary exploration of girlhood by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie.Manchester, 1960s. Sally, a cynical fifteen-year-old schoolgirl, is much too clever for her own good. When partnered with her best friend, Pamela a mouthy girl who no-one else much likes Sally is unable to resist the temptation of rebellion. The pair play truant, explore forbidden areas of the old school and their favourite torment posh Sylvia Rose, with her pristine uniform and her beautiful voice that wins every singing prize.One day, Sally ventures (unauthorised, of course) up to the greenhouse on the roof alone. Or at least she thinks she's alone, until she sees Sylvia on the roof too. Sally hurries downstairs, afraid of Sylvia snitching, but Sylvia appears to be there as well.Amidst the resurgence of ghost stories and superstition among the girls, a tragedy is about to occur, one that will send Sally further and further down an uncanny rabbit hole.Praise for Shadow Girls:'A terrific evocation of a bygone Manchester girlhood, poignant and creepy by turns, by one of the most under-rated writers in England' D.J. Taylor'Compulsively readable, Shadow Girls is an atmospheric, shape-shifting novel, part coming-of-age, part supernatural thriller. Birch renders the atmosphere of the sixties impeccably, and conveys most brilliantly the taut, complicated relationships between teenage girls with all their neediness, bravado and gullibility' Lesley Glaister The new ghost novel by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Canongate Books, 2011
ISBN 10: 0857863835ISBN 13: 9780857863836
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Published by Canongate Books, Edinburgh, 2017
ISBN 10: 1782116567ISBN 13: 9781782116561
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A life in the spotlight will keep anyone hidden.Julia Pastrana is the singing and dancing marvel from Mexico. She is heralded across nineteenth-century Europe as much for her talent as for her unusual looks. Yet few can see past her freakish appearance to the ambitious woman within. Orphans of the Carnival sweeps us from the music halls of Vienna to an attic in modern-day South London, playing out an epic tale of grit, love, music and the triumph of the human spirit pushed to extremes. The dazzling new novel, evoking the thrilling world of the Victorian carnival, from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Doubleday, 2011
ISBN 10: 038553440XISBN 13: 9780385534406
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Published by Berlin : Insel-Verlag, 2012
ISBN 10: 345817544XISBN 13: 9783458175445
Seller: BOUQUINIST, München, BY, Germany
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Condition: Wie neu. Deutsche Erstausgabe. 393 (7) Seiten. 20,3 cm. Umschlaggestaltung: Nina Rothfos & Patrick Gabler. Sehr guter Zustand. Frisches Exemplar. Wie ungelesen. »Birch zieht den Leser hinein in eine Welt der Sinne, von den schmutzigen Straßen des viktorianischen London bis zu den Wellen der Südsee Eine Fabel über die Freundschaft, ein Tribut an den menschlichen Überlebensgeist. Was für ein herrlich geschriebener und fesselnder Roman!« Jay Parini. Jaffy Brown wächst in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf: Londons Docklands im Jahr 1857 stinken nach Moder und Unrat, sind bevölkert von Matrosen und Huren. Eines Tages begegnet Jaffy einem aus einer Menagerie entlaufenen Tiger, einem herrlichen Geschöpf auf geschmeidigen Pfoten. Eine Begegnung, die ihn in eine fremde, verheißungsvolle Welt voll exotischer Schönheit, wilder Tiere und wundersamer Geschöpfe versetzt. Und die in Jaffy Sehnsucht nach der Weite des Meeres weckt: Mit seinem besten Freund Tim heuert er auf einem Walfänger an, der sie auf eine abenteuerliche Reise führt, tief hinein in die Stürme des Indischen Ozeans. Und schließlich an die Grenzen der Welt und ihres Menschseins. Carol Birch erzählt ihren aufwühlenden Roman mit herausragender Erfindungsgabe, gepaart mit einer leuchtenden sprachlichen Kraft im Kopf das wogende Meer. Ein Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, von der Verlorenheit auf hoher See und von einer bewegenden Freundschaft, die selbst das Unfassbare überdauert. - Carol Birch (* 1951 in Manchester) ist eine britische Schriftstellerin. Leben: Carol Birch studierte von 1968 bis 1972 an der Keele University[1] Anglistik und Amerikanistik. Nach ihrem Studium ging sie nach London, um für die English Folk Dance and Song Society zu arbeiteten. Kurze Zeit später zog sie mit ihrem Mann nach West-Irland, wo sie ihren ersten Roman Life in the Palace schrieb, für den sie den David Higham Award für das beste Debüt des Jahres gewann. Mit ihrem zweiten Roman The Fog Line (dt.: Am Rand der Dämmerung) gewann sie den Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. Nach acht Jahren kehrte Birch nach London zurück, ihr Aufenthalt in Irland hatte jedoch weiterhin thematischen Einfluss auf ihr Werk, wie etwa in Songs of the West, wo sie das Leben in einem kleinen irischen Dorf beschreibt, oder in The Naming of Eliza Quinn, in dem sie die große Hungersnot in Irland Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts thematisiert. Mit ihrem aktuellen und mittlerweile 11. Roman Jamrach's Menagerie (dt.: Der Atem der Welt) stand Birch auf der Shortlist des Man Booker Prize 2011, dem wichtigsten britischen Literaturpreis. Zurzeit lebt sie mit ihrer Familie in Lancaster. . . Aus: wikipedia-Carol_Birch. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 537 Oranger Pappband mit farbigen Vorsätzen, Lesebändchen und Schutzumschlag.
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Published by Doubleday, 2011, 2011
Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st U.S. edition of this Booker shortlisted title Fine/fine (material from publisher laid in).
Published by Harper Perennial, 2012
ISBN 10: 1443405175ISBN 13: 9781443405171
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Doubleday, New York, New York, 2011
Seller: Kenneth A. Himber, Lebanon, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First American Edition, First Printing. (First American Edition, First Printing) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.
Published by Canongate, 2011
Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing paperback original in integral dustjacket (french flaps) with single number 1 in number line with no inscriptions. in excellent condition. Not ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request.
Published by Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2011
ISBN 10: 1921758953ISBN 13: 9781921758959
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. London, 1857: after surviving an encounter with an escaped tiger on the streets of Bermondsey, nine-year-old Jaffy stumbles into a job for its owner, the wild animal collector, Mr Jamrach.Commissioned by Jamrach to find and collect a sea dragon, Jaf soon joins a ship bound for the South Seas, and so begins a wonder-filled voyage of discovery.But when things start to go awry, Jaf's journey becomes a fight for survival which will push faith, love and friendship to their outermost limits.Brilliantly written and utterly compulsive, Carol Birch's Booker Prize-shortlisted novel evokes the smells, sights and flavours of the nineteenth century from the squalor of London to the islands of the South Seas. This historical adventure is a major literary accomplishment and will delight fans of Michel Faber and Sara Gruen. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Doubleday, 2011
ISBN 10: 038553440XISBN 13: 9780385534406
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. very good ocndition, dust jacket very good condition, hard cover.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 1838939458ISBN 13: 9781838939458
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Combining psychological suspense with elements of the ghost story, Shadow Girls is a literary exploration of girlhood by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie.Manchester, 1960s. Sally, a cynical fifteen-year-old schoolgirl, is much too clever for her own good. When partnered with her best friend, Pamela a mouthy girl who no-one else much likes Sally is unable to resist the temptation of rebellion. The pair play truant, explore forbidden areas of the old school and their favourite torment posh Sylvia Rose, with her pristine uniform and her beautiful voice that wins every singing prize.One day, Sally ventures (unauthorised, of course) up to the greenhouse on the roof alone. Or at least she thinks she's alone, until she sees Sylvia on the roof too. Sally hurries downstairs, afraid of Sylvia snitching, but Sylvia appears to be there as well.Amidst the resurgence of ghost stories and superstition among the girls, a tragedy is about to occur, one that will send Sally further and further down an uncanny rabbit hole.Praise for Shadow Girls:'A terrific evocation of a bygone Manchester girlhood, poignant and creepy by turns, by one of the most under-rated writers in England' D.J. Taylor'Compulsively readable, Shadow Girls is an atmospheric, shape-shifting novel, part coming-of-age, part supernatural thriller. Birch renders the atmosphere of the sixties impeccably, and conveys most brilliantly the taut, complicated relationships between teenage girls with all their neediness, bravado and gullibility' Lesley Glaister A ghost novel set in a girls' school in 1960s Manchester. Amidst the resurgence of ghost stories and superstition among the girls, a tragedy is about to occur, one that will send Sally more and more down an uncanny rabbit hole Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). First Edition. A UK uncorrected proof copy. Subsequently issued as a paperback original with French flap covers. Shortlisted for the Man Booker prize for 2011. A Fine copy, square, bright and very tight. The covers are clean, the corners are sharp. The pages are clean and bright. No foxing. The closed page edges are very slightly dulled. No dog-eared pages. No remainder marks. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. An attractive copy. PayPal accepted.
Published by Doubleday, 2016
ISBN 10: 038554152XISBN 13: 9780385541527
Seller: Mad Hatter Bookstore, Westbank, BC, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Other than a small mark on the lower text block, this is a tight, clean and unmarked First Edition.-" From the Booker short-listed author of Jamrach's Menagerie comes the extraordinary, moving, and unsettling tale of a woman, branded a freak from birth, who becomes an international sensation but longs for genuine human connection London had the best freaks, always had. The Egyptian Hall, the Promenade of Wonders, the Siamese twins, pinheads, midgets, cannibals, giants, living skeletons, the fat, the hairy, the legless, the armless, the noseless, London had seen it all. In the Hall of Ugliness the competition was stiff. But none had ever seen anything quite like Julia . . . Pronounced by the most eminent physician of the day to be "a true hybrid wherein the nature of woman presides over that of the brute," Julia Pastrana stood apart from the other carnival acts. She was fluent in English, French and Spanish, an accomplished musician with an exquisite singing voice, equally at ease riding horseback and turning pirouettes?but all anyone noticed was her utterly unusual face. Alternately vilified and celebrated, Julia toured through New Orleans, New York, London, Berlin, Vienna, and Moscow, often hobnobbing with high society as she made her fame and fortune. Beneath the flashy lights and thunderous applause lies a bright, compassionate young woman who only wants people to see beyond her hairy visage?and perhaps, the chance for love. When Julia visits a mysterious shaman in the back alleys of New Orleans, he gives her a potion and says that she'll find a man within the year. Sure enough, Julia soon meets Theodore Lent, a boyishly charming showman who catapults Julia onto the global stage. As they travel the world, the two fall into an easy intimacy, but the question of whether Theo truly cares for Julia or if his management is just a gentler form of exploitation lingers heavily with every kind word and soft embrace. Stunningly written and deeply compelling, Orphans of the Carnival is a haunting examination of how we define ourselves and, ultimately, of what it means to be human. Book Description: The dazzling new novel, evoking the thrilling world of the Victorian carnival, from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie.".
Published by Edinburgh; Canongate;, 2011
Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom
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Proof copy. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Signed by the author. Paperback.
Published by DOUBLEDAY, New York, 2011
ISBN 10: 038553440XISBN 13: 9780385534406
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A square solid tight clean un-read as new copy. Booker short list. True first for US Edition. Book.
Published by Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Jul 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1399714449ISBN 13: 9781399714440
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Charming and endearing . . . a moving story about the past and the shadow it forever leaves on the present'Huma Qureshi, author of Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love'Sublime . . . A fantastic debut from a promising new literary voice'Nick Bradley, author of Four Seasons in JapanDelhi, 1997: It is India's fiftieth year of independence, the year of Hindu nationalists and atomic bombs. But twelve-year-old Adi has a bigger problem: his Ma has gone missing - again. Left with an ailing grandmother, a raging father and no answers, he finds an unlikely ally: a talking vulture who reveals itself to be a bureaucrat from the 'Department of Historical Adjustment'. The Department holds Adi's family files, which will take him on a journey through time and memory, through fifty years of India's history, uncovering the darkest secrets of his Ma's past. But first, he must unlock them by facing his greatest fears.As bright and hopeful as it is devastating, Remember, Mr Sharma explores the ways in which we view the past, its inescapable hold over us and the stories we tell to set ourselves free. 375 pp. Englisch.
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Published by Canongate, 2011
ISBN 10: 0000000027ISBN 13: 9780000000026
Seller: Bookbot, Prague, Czech Republic
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Condition: Fine. Englisch.
Published by Granta, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1847086640ISBN 13: 9781847086648
Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).
Published by HarperCollins, London, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007247125ISBN 13: 9780007247127
Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK slipcased first edition, first printing hardback in a fine slipcase - My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - this is copy number 207/250 - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 2003
ISBN 10: 0718145194ISBN 13: 9780718145194
Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Canongate, Edinburgh, 2011
ISBN 10: 1847676561ISBN 13: 9781847676566
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This true first edition, first printing (first impression) with the number "1" to the copyright page to indicate a true first print, a paperback original with French flap covers, no hardcover printed.Uncommon as a first print , SIGNED by Carol Birch to the title page. Shortlisted for the Man Booker prize for 2011. Signed by Author(s).