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The Restoration of Otto Laird: A Novel
by Nigel Packer
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1250071542
- ISBN 13
- 9781250071545
- Seller
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Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Retired architect Otto Laird is living a peaceful, if slightly bemused, existence in Switzerland with his second wife, Anika. Once renowned for his radical designs, Otto now spends his days communing with nature and writing eccentric letters to old friends (which he doesn't mail). But Otto's comfortable life is rudely interrupted when he learns that his most significant and revolutionary building, Marlowe House, a 1960s tower block estate in South London is set to be demolished.
Otto is outraged. Determined to do everything in his power to save the building, he reluctantly agrees to take part in a television documentary, which will mean returning to London for the first time in twenty-five years to live for a week in Marlowe House. Once Otto becomes reacquainted with the city he called home for most of his life, his memories begin to come alive. And as he mines his past and considers life moving forward -- for himself and his building -- Otto embarks on a remarkable journey that will change everything he ever thought he knew.
Otto is outraged. Determined to do everything in his power to save the building, he reluctantly agrees to take part in a television documentary, which will mean returning to London for the first time in twenty-five years to live for a week in Marlowe House. Once Otto becomes reacquainted with the city he called home for most of his life, his memories begin to come alive. And as he mines his past and considers life moving forward -- for himself and his building -- Otto embarks on a remarkable journey that will change everything he ever thought he knew.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Janson Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CM100400044
- Title
- The Restoration of Otto Laird: A Novel
- Author
- Nigel Packer
- Format/Binding
- Like new
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1250071542
- ISBN 13
- 9781250071545
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- N Y
- Date Published
- 2015-11
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About the Seller
Janson Books
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Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
About Janson Books
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