Verlag: London : Fourth Estate, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007174942 ISBN 13: 9780007174942
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 291 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; World War, (1939-1945) Prisoners and prisons, Italian ; Fiction. Prisoners of war Italy ; Fiction. Prisoners of war United States ; Fiction. Genres; Adventure stories. Fiction. 1 Kg.
Verlag: London : Fourth Estate, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007174942 ISBN 13: 9780007174942
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 291 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; World War, (1939-1945) Prisoners and prisons, Italian ; Fiction. Prisoners of war Italy ; Fiction. Prisoners of war United States ; Fiction. Genres; Adventure stories. Fiction. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Fouth Estate 2006, 2006
Anbieter: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Neuseeland
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
Octavo softcover (fine); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Verlag: Fourth Estate 5 Jun 2006, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007233426 ISBN 13: 9780007233427
Anbieter: Dial-A-Book, NARRABEEN, NSW, Australien
8vo softcover 304pp very good. This is a rousing historical adventure from the bestselling author of "Prince of the Clouds". As a boy growing up, Nino Manes used to dash through the morning streets of his island fishing village to reach the church square before the first explosion of the Alborada, the fireworks that rang out over the bay to announce the dawning of a feast day. Now, years later as an Italian prisoner of war in a Texan camp at the end of World War II, Nino receives a letter from his love Zita, and finds himself facing a race against time of a different kind. For Zita tells him she is going to marry professor Barbaroux, their maths teacher - and Nino has only forty days to get back to the island and put a stop to the wedding. Taking his life in his hands, he escapes from the camp, vowing to get home before the marriage can take place. Idealistic and ambitious, Nino sets off on a breathless chase across the United States, and is soon joined on his odyssey by an enigmatic Lieutenant in the US Army, and a young prostitute. Together they face a series of extraordinary dangers, from wild forest animals to unexploded mines, and as their journey progresses, Nino finds himself assailed by doubts, questioning his own motives and those of the people around him. At once a romantic adventure and a thrilling wartime escape story, with a colourful cast of characters, "The Lights of Alborada" is also the story of a spiritual quest and a heartrending exercise in nostalgia.
Verlag: Fourth Estate Classic House, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007174942 ISBN 13: 9780007174942
Anbieter: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. New.
Verlag: Fourth Estate Classic House, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007174942 ISBN 13: 9780007174942
Anbieter: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Verlag: Fourth Estate Classic House, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007174942 ISBN 13: 9780007174942
Anbieter: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. Buy for Great customer experience.
Verlag: Fourth Estate Classic House, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007174942 ISBN 13: 9780007174942
Anbieter: Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. Brand New Copy.
Verlag: Fourth Estate Classic House, 2006
ISBN 10: 0007174942 ISBN 13: 9780007174942
Anbieter: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, USA
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