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We are Now Beginning Our Descent
James Meek
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Description for We are Now Beginning Our Descent
Paperback. At the dawn of the twenty-first century Adam Kellas finds himself hurled on a journey between continents and cultures. In his quest from the war-torn mountains of Afghanistan to the elegant dinner tables of north London and then the marshlands of the American South, only the memory of the beautiful, elusive Astrid offers the possibility of hope. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206. 302 pages. At the dawn of the twenty-first century Adam Kellas finds himself hurled on a journey between continents and cultures. In his quest from the war-torn mountains of Afghanistan to the elegant dinner tables of north London and then the marshlands of the American South, only the memory of the beautiful, elusive Astrid offers the possibility of hope. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight: 206.
At the dawn of the twenty-first century Adam Kellas finds himself hurled on a journey between continents and cultures. In his quest from the war-torn mountains of Afghanistan to the elegant dinner tables of north London and then the marshlands of the American South, only the memory of the beautiful, elusive Astrid offers the possibility of hope.
With all the explosive drama of The People's Act of Love, this is a spellbinding tale of folly and the pursuit of love from one of today's most talented and visionary writers.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847671158
SKU
V9781847671158
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99-10
About James Meek
James Meek was born in London in 1962 and grew up in Dundee. We Are Now Beginning Our Descent is his fourth novel. His previous books include Drivetime (1995) and The People's Act of Love (2005) which won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, the SAC Book of the Year Award, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and ... Read more
Reviews for We are Now Beginning Our Descent
Astonishing. A love story that owes everything to the great collision of Osama bin Laden and Bush Jr's foreign policy. An intensely flavoured excavation of our times . . . wholly original.
The Times
A brilliantly constructed contemporary novel, illuminated with wit and intelligence on almost every page.
Daily Mail
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The Times
A brilliantly constructed contemporary novel, illuminated with wit and intelligence on almost every page.
Daily Mail
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