The Radiant Way
by Drabble, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine. 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. In this book, "Margaret Drabble focuses on the lives of three Englishwomen and gives us, through their stories, the England of today." Excerpt about the book laid in. Ships same or next business day. Wrappers are clean and tight. Spine slightly faded. Holes from staples on fore-edge of front cover, "50" written in pencil on first page. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 406 pages .
Synopsis
Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield, England, in 1939, and studied English at Cambridge University. Her novels include The Radiant Way, A Natural Curiosity, The Gates of Ivory, The Witch of Exmoor, The Peppered Moth , and, most recently, The Seven Sisters . Among her non-fiction works are Arnold Bennett: A Biography, A Writer's Britain, and Angus Wilson: A Biography. She is also the editor of The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Margaret Drabble has three children and is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd. She lives in London, England.
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- Seller
- Good Books In The Woods
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 50720
- Title
- The Radiant Way
- Author
- Drabble, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
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