Fugitive Pieces
by Anne Michaels
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0747534969
- ISBN 13
- 9780747534969
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About This Item
Bloomsbury. Good. 198mm / 129mm. Paperback. 1998. "294 pages. Cover worn. Spine chipped<br>A young boy, Jakob Beer, is rescued from the mud of a buried Polish city during the Secon d World War and taken to an island in Greece by an unlikely savio ur, the scientist and humanist Athos Roussos. There, in the seclu sion and tenderness of Athos's house, they spend the last years o f ... .
Synopsis
Jakob Beer is seven years old when he is rescued from the muddy ruins of a buried village in Nazi-occupied Poland. Of his family, he is the only one who has survived. Under the guidance of the Greek geologist Athos, Jakob must steel himself to excavate the horrors of his own history. A novel of astounding beauty and wisdom, Fugitive Pieces is a profound meditation on the resilience of the human spirit and love’s ability to resurrect even the most damaged of hearts.
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- Bookseller
- bookexpress.co.nz (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1237af
- Title
- Fugitive Pieces
- Author
- Anne Michaels
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 3
- ISBN 10
- 0747534969
- ISBN 13
- 9780747534969
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....