Story House
by Taylor, Timothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0676977642
- ISBN 13
- 9780676977646
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Knopf Canada. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0676977642 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.8 Inches; 464 pages; Graham and Elliot Gordon are half-brothers, six months apart, the only sons of Packer Gordon, a famous architect. Graham is the natural son of Packer and his wife. Elliot is the product of Packers dalliance with a mistress. The boys are openly hostile towards each other, always have been, and when they reach their mid-teens, Packer decides they will settle their differences in a boxing ring. After eight weeks of training, the brothers box three rounds that will change their lives forever, as their father watches it all from a distance far greater than ringside: through the lens of his Bolex camera. Some twenty-odd years later, both Pogey and Packer are dead, and it comes to light that Pogeys house the scene of Graham and Elliots pivotal battle was likely an early design of Packer Gordon. Now deserted, the boarded-up building is home only to decades-worth of Pogeys papers and film reels, and a slow rot that eats away at the walls. Graham is an architect himself, gaining recognition not only for his last name but his own work; hes recently separated from his wife Esther and at a loss for how to make things work. Elliot is an importer of counterfeit brand-name products who works out of an old hotel on Hastings, and is married to a beautiful woman named Deirdre who gave up architecture to raise their young twins. The brothers paths have only crossed twice in the intervening years, and for both, that was twice too many. In spite of their differences, which have only been magnified over time, Graham and Elliot agree to cooperate in restoring the house at 55 Mary Street, with enthusiastic help from the producer of the hit reality TV show Unexpected Architecture. Its a seemingly doomed venture, but will make for great television. And as the plans for preserving Packer Gordons legacy begin to come together, theres not only a surprising amount of collaboration, but cautious optimism that they might just pull it off. Yet nobody is prepared for what actually takes place when the cameras roll. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13692
- Title
- Story House
- Author
- Taylor, Timothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0676977642
- ISBN 13
- 9780676977646
- Publisher
- Knopf Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- 0676977642, stanley park, hastings street, Architecture, downtown eastside
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction / Canadian;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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