Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin: Mariner , 2003. Paperback First Edition "Mariner Original" (2003); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition "Mariner Original" (2003); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a former owner's first name at the top of the front free endpaper; the text pages have perhaps tanned sligfhtly from when the book was new, due to aging; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.65 inches). 207 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. National Book Award-Winning Author.

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Based on an aside in Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography, in which he mentions a brief but seductive youthful flirtation with an Englishwoman, The Woman Who Knew Gandhi boldly imagines a long correspondence between a spiritual leader from the East and an ordinary woman from the West. In 1948, just after Gandhi's assassination, Martha Houghton receives a letter from Gandhi's son, who himself lies dying of tuberculosis in Bombay. Having found a stash of her letters to his father, he asks to meet her. The request sends Martha into a tailspin, for her husband knows nothing of her lifelong friendship with Gandhi. Martha and her husband are forced to reevaluate their long marriage, and she must find a way to reconcile the disparate halves of her life. Moreover, their small community becomes a magnet for the press, and Martha finds her words twisted and used against her. Ultimately, she must decide whether to meet her old son's friend on his deathbed, or to remain in England and mend the rift in her marriage. Charmingly and elegantly written, The Woman Who Knew Gandhi explores the many definitions of love and friendship and the surprises of marriage.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 56418
Title: The Woman Who Knew Gandhi: A Novel.
Author: Keith Heller
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition "Mariner Original" (2003); First Printin
ISBN 10: 0618335455
ISBN 13: 9780618335459
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin: Mariner ,
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 2003.
Bookseller catalogs: English Literature; Fiction: Collectible Paperbacks; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions; Women's Fiction;

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