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The Blue Afternoon
Bill Buford (Ed.)
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Description for The Blue Afternoon
Paperback. Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious, undying love. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
WINNER OF THE SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
'Achingly memorable' The Times
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A quest for secrets in the blue afternoon . . .
Los Angeles, 1936. Kay Fischer, a young and ambitious architect, is being followed by an old man. When confronted, he explains that his name is Salvador Carriscant - and that he is her father.
In a matter of weeks Kay will join Salvador on an extraordinary journey as they delve back into his past to not only learn the truth behind her own birth, but also to discover ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141046907
SKU
V9780141046907
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-98
About Bill Buford (Ed.)
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted into a TV series with Channel 4. In 2005, Boyd was awarded the CBE. He is married and ... Read more
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