BITTER SWEETS
by Farooki, Roopa
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0312382065
- ISBN 13
- 9780312382063
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Edition. 'This sparkling, fresh debut follows three generations of a family caught up in the web of their own deceit. When scholarly Rashid weds beautiful Henna, he is surprised on their wedding night to learn she's not an accomplished 17-year-old but rather a lazy, illiterate 14-year-old who opted for marriage over education. He waits several years to consummate the union, then Henna gives birth to Shona, who quickly learns her parents' language of deception. Shona elopes with handsome Parvez and moves to London. At the same time, Rashid finds himself traveling to the same city on business, and when he meets Verity, a shy English woman in her late thirties, he sees a chance for the happiness that he's never found with Hennaeven if it means weaving an intricate tangle of lies. Rashid, Henna, and Shona continue to deceive each other and their families for the next two decades, until Shona faces a midlife crisis that makes her question whether deceit really is the best policy. Farooki's vibrant characters leap off the page and straight into the imagination in this clever and intricate novel.' [Kristine Huntley, Booklist starred review], New ARC in pictorial wraps. L106
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11991
- Title
- BITTER SWEETS
- Author
- Farooki, Roopa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0312382065
- ISBN 13
- 9780312382063
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Product_type
- 2
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Joe Staats, Bookseller
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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