BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

A Hollow Cup
Stock photo: cover may vary

A Hollow Cup Hardback - 2011

by Alan Thompson

Add to wish list

Reader reviews for A Hollow Cup

Write a review for this book

There are no reviews for this book yet. Be the first to write a review!

Your review will be anonymous unless you login or create an account first.

Overall rating
Remember: You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the condition of the specific copy you purchased!

Important Terms and Guidelines

  • Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
  • Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
  • Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
  • This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
  • Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
  • Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
  • Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
  • Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
  • Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
  • Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

A HOLLOW CUP recounts the murder of a beautiful young woman and the effort, twenty-five years later, to find her killer. The novel has three parts. In "The Island" we see the characters growing up in the segregated South. Like most of the book, it presents events from the perspective of the two main characters, Pete Johnson and Luke Stanley. Luke is the first black student to attend New Hope's all-white schools. He and Pete become "friends," a relationship that weaves the strands of the novel together. The "charmed" childhood of the white children is compared to the more turbulent lives of their black contemporaries. The social issues of the day - the milieu in which the book's characters are formed - are examined. "The Mainland" is the end of childhood. Set in 1966, it describes the events that usher Luke and Pete into "the sepia world of grown-ups." They still play children's games, but the harsh truths of life and death increasingly order their lives. "New Hope," at the beginning and end of the book, describes the present-day (1991) action. Pete and Luke, still scarred by the past, return to town to investigate the crime and discover the "truth."

Details

  • Title A Hollow Cup
  • Author Alan Thompson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 314
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher WingSpan Press
  • Publication date 2011-06
  • ISBN 9781595944047 / 1595944044
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.88 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.24 cm)
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Back to top↑

More Copies for Sale

A Hollow Cup
Stock photo: cover may vary

A Hollow Cup

by Thompson, Alan

  • Used
  • Very good
  • Hardback
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Very good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781595944047 / 1595944044
Quantity available
1
Seller
Tracey's Book Shelf, LLC
Biblio Top Seller
Item price
A$48.09
A$7.28 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
WingSpan Press, 2011-06-01. hardcover. Very Good. 8x1x11. Signed and inscribed by the author to the previous owner. First edition. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition with no highlighting. Not ex-library.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$48.09
A$7.28 Delivery to USA
Show all copies
Back to top↑

Please wait a moment while we load the requested page.