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What God Wants
by Brett, Lily
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0702223697
- ISBN 13
- 9780702223693
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
University of Queensland press, St Lucia, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: David Rankin. Illustrated by David Rankin. Colour illustrated paperback binding with dark purple and light purple coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. A collection of interrelated stories, first published in Australia, brings together middle-class men and women who share a community and the same terrible childhood memory -- their parents were all Holocaust survivors. "It's a funny business, this business of what God wants. It would be better if the things that God wanted were a bit closer to the things that we all want." – rear panel blurb. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. The hinge has cracked between the half title page and title page. Previous owners name to the top edge of the half title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 260 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: David Rankin. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Judaica; ISBN: 0702223697. ISBN/EAN: 9780702223693. Inventory No: 0287290. . 9780702223693
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287290
- Title
- What God Wants
- Author
- Brett, Lily
- Illustrator
- David Rankin
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0702223697
- ISBN 13
- 9780702223693
- Publisher
- University of Queensland press
- Place of Publication
- St Lucia
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Caulfield Jewish post-Holocaust survivors guilt Literature & Literary; Judaica; David Rankin Unbranded ISBN: 0702223697 EAN: 9780702223693 Brett, Lily What God Wants
- Bookseller catalogs
- Judaica;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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