New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. First U.S edition and first printing.. Hardcover. The second book from the acclaimed British writer of "Quarantine" and "Harvest." A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Synopsis

Jim Crace is the author of eight previous novels. Being Dead was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2000. In 1997, Quarantine was named the Whitbread Novel of the Year and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Crace has also received the Whitbread First Novel Award, the E.M. Foster Award, and the Guardian Award. He lives in Birmingham, England with his wife and two children.

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On Sep 17 2011, 1979pegasus said:

Set in an almost sing-song type, this book was not one that I would recommend to anyone. I have to read a book through to the end once I start it. This one was torture to finish. It was never clear from one paragraph to the next who the narrator was...sometimes first person, another times 3rd person.

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Bookseller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 175216
Title: The Gift of Stones
Author: CRACE, Jim
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0684190702
ISBN 13: 9780684190709
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: Literature

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