Davita's Harp, a novel
by Potok, Chaim
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, a little spotting on otherwise pristine boards; bright gilt spine titling; text block fir
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1985. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, a little spotting on otherwise pristine boards; bright gilt spine titling; text block firm and untrimmed pages unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). For Davita Chandal, growing up in New York in the 1930s and '40s is an experience of indescribable joy--and unfathomable sadness. Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope for a new, better world. But the deprivations of war and the Depression take their ruthless toll. And Davita, unexpectedly, finds in the Jewish faith that her mother had long ago abandoned both a solace to her questioning inner pain and a test of her budding spirit of independence. To her, life's elusive possibilities for happiness, for fulfillment, for decency, become as real and resonant as the music of the small harp that hangs on her door, welcoming all guests with its sweet, gentle tones.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC109349
- Title
- Davita's Harp, a novel
- Author
- Potok, Chaim
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, a little spotting on otherwise pristine boards; bright gilt spine titling; text block fir
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 371
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, Potok
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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