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A Summons to Memphis

by Taylor, Peter

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  • Hardcover
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New York: Knopf, 1986. Review Copy. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Review Copy. Hardcover. 1985 Pulitzer prize, review post card laid-in. Minor shelf wear to head and heal of spine.

Synopsis

A Summons to Memphis is a 1986 novel by Peter Taylor which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1987. It is the recollection of Phillip Carver, a middle aged editor from New York City, who is summoned back to Memphis by his two conniving unmarried sisters to help them prevent the marriage of their elderly father to a younger woman.

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Bookseller
Lyons Fine Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
876
Title
A Summons to Memphis
Author
Taylor, Peter
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition
near fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Review Copy
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1986

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