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San Miguel
T. C. Boyle
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Description for San Miguel
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
The schooner from Santa Barbara arrives at the tiny, desolate island on New Year's Day, 1888. As the trunks are unloaded onto the wet sand, thirty-eight-year-old Marantha Waters looks at the cliffs falling away into the churning sea. This is the first day of her new life on San Miguel. Joined by her husband, a fiercely possessive Civil War veteran who will take over the operation of the sheep ranch on the island, Marantha strives to persevere in the face of brutal isolation. But the constant wind and sheep-ravaged wasteland shatter her illusions; her husband promised paradise. As ... Read more
The schooner from Santa Barbara arrives at the tiny, desolate island on New Year's Day, 1888. As the trunks are unloaded onto the wet sand, thirty-eight-year-old Marantha Waters looks at the cliffs falling away into the churning sea. This is the first day of her new life on San Miguel. Joined by her husband, a fiercely possessive Civil War veteran who will take over the operation of the sheep ranch on the island, Marantha strives to persevere in the face of brutal isolation. But the constant wind and sheep-ravaged wasteland shatter her illusions; her husband promised paradise. As ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408831373
SKU
V9781408831373
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About T. C. Boyle
T. C. Boyle's novels include World's End, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, The Tortilla Curtain, the New York Times bestseller, The Women and, most recently, When the Killing's Done. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages and he is a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in California.
Reviews for San Miguel
An involving historical read and yet another illustration of this author’s astonishing range. There seems to be no subject or genre that Boyle won’t tackle with brio
Lionel Shriver
Guardian, Books of the Year
Boyle tells an extraordinary story of human weakness and survival, with high intelligence and a terrific eye for detail
Kate Saunders
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Lionel Shriver
Guardian, Books of the Year
Boyle tells an extraordinary story of human weakness and survival, with high intelligence and a terrific eye for detail
Kate Saunders
... Read more