The Silence In The Garden
by William Trevor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670824046
- ISBN 13
- 9780670824045
- Seller
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Port Neches, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Viking. Used; Very Good. Viking Adult. 1988. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition. Previous owner name on front free end page. Remainder mark. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. . 1988. First American Edition. HARDCOVER.
Reviews
On Dec 3 2020, The Old Library Bookshop said:
There must have been a seanachie in William Trevor's background, so skillful is he in telling an enthralling story. Or, more likely, a weaver because Trevor does not just tell a story, he weaves one. In his skillful hands the disparate threads of the narrative are shuttled skillfully in and out until finally they come together to form a complex picture, in this case of a family living just off the coast of south Cork in a disintegrating Big House. The thread that runs all through the story and binds it together is the bridge that is to be built to connect island with mainland. This thread is picked up by Sarah Pollexfen, a poor relation to the Rollestons, who comes to Carriglas to act as governess to the three orphaned children whose grandmother is the doyen of the estate. In a sense, Sarah is the seanachie of this story because it is she whose intermittent diary entries knit together the tragic tale of the three Rolleston children with that of Tom, the fatherless child of their maid Brigid, against the background of the promised bridge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Galveston Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9780670824045
- Title
- The Silence In The Garden
- Author
- William Trevor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670824046
- ISBN 13
- 9780670824045
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
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Port Neches, Texas
About Galveston Books
Fleur Fine Books carries a wide range of books including a very large selection of Science Fiction & Fantasy, we are constantly adding to our Texana section, we carry many signed editions, including signed limited editions and books signed in our store during author visits.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...