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Strangers and Sojourners
A Novel
by Michael D. O'Brien
ISBN: 0898706092
ISBN-13: 9780898706093
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Ignatius Pr
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
Pages: 571
Publisher's Notes
Strangers and Sojourners is an epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia, the first volume of a trilogy which traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning on the first day of the year 1900, and concluding with the climactic events of the final days leading up to the Millennium, the series follows Anne and Stephen Delaney and their descendants as they live through the tumultuous events of this century. Anne, the central character, is a highly educated, cultured Englishwoman who leaves Europe for the Canadian frontier after serving as a battlefield nurse during the First World War. Raised in a family of spiritualists and Fabian socialists, she has fled civilization in search of a new world. She embarks on an experimental year of teaching school to a cabin full of "bush-children" - a temporary sojourn in an untamed land. There she meets a trapper-homesteader, an Irish immigrant who is fleeing the "troubles" in his own violent past. This is a story about the gradual movement of souls from despair and unbelief to faith, hope, and love, about the psychology of perception, and about the ultimate questions of life, death and the mystery of being.
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Strangers and Sojourners: A Novel
O'Brien, Michael D
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A.: Ignatius Press, 1997 No pencil or ink markings in text. Black cloth binding. Front hinge slightly loose. Very small closed tears at bottom dj spine and at bottom front dj cover. Large chip at bottom front dj cover at fold.. Hardcover. Very Good Binding/Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected with Mylar Cover. ( more information) Offered by Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Strangers and Sojourners: A Novel
O'Brien, Michael D
San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1997. 571 Pages. Black cloth-covered boards, gold spine lettering with black. Black endpapers. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear. This is an epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia, the first volume of a trilogy which traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning on the first day of the year 1900, and concluding with the climactic events of the final days leading up to the Millennium, the series follows Anne and Stephen Delaney and their descendants as they live through the tumultuous events of this century. Anne, the central character, is a hghly educated, cultured Englishwoman who leaves Europe for the Canadian frontier after serving as a battlefield nurse during the First World war. Raised in a family of spiritualists and Fabian socialists, she has fled civilizaiton in search of a new world. Interwoven with scenes from Ireland and England, Poland, Russia, and a battlefield in Belgium during the Great War, Strangers and Sojourners is a tale of the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary. It is about courage and fear, and the triumph of the human spirit. Contents: Preface, Prologues, Part One The Sojourners, Part Two the War, Part Three The Sword, and Part Four the Stone and the Fire. . Hard Back. As New/Very Good. 5 1/2" x 8". ( more information) Offered by Dons Bookstore (United States)
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Eclipse of the Sun
O'Brien, Michael
571: Ignatius Press, 1997. hardcover. Very Good Copy. ( more information) Offered by Scholars Bookstore (Canada)
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Strangers and Sojourners
Michael D. O'Brien
San Francisco : Ignatius Press , 1997 . Hardcover . Very Good /With Dust Jacket . 5.25" x 8.25" Tall . Used. Very Good. Clean and crisp. Dust jacket in new mylar cover. 571 pages. ( more information) Offered by Christian Pages - Used and Rare Christian Theology Books (United States)
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Strangers and Sojourners: A Novel
O'Brien, Michael D
San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1997. 571 pages. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine; black endpapers. Tight, clean book with crisp, bright pages. No signs of wear. Dust jacket with beautiful illustration by the author shows minor wear/rubbing to extremities. Overall, in excellent condition. "This epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia is the first volume of a trilogy which traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning on the first day of the year 1900, and concluding with the climactic events of the final days leading up to the Millennium, the series follows Anne and Stephen Delaney and their descendants as they live through the tumultuous events of [the 20th] century. Interwoven with scenes from Ireland and England, Poland, Russia, and a battlefield in Belgium during the Great War, Strangers and Sojourners is a tale of the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary. It is about courage and fear, and the triumph of the human spirit." - dust jacket. The price of this large and heavy book reflects the cost of surface postage to North American destinations; overseas or airmail may incur extra costs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 5.5 x 8 in. (14cm x 20cm). ( more information) Offered by Shannon's Bookshelf, IOBA (Canada)
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Strangers and Sojourners: A Novel
O'Brien, Michael D
Ignatius, 1997. Hardback. Book is VERY GOOD; tight and crisp; boards and manuscript pages are bright; manuscript text has no markings. DJ is VERY GOOD; bright and crisp with shelfwear. ( more information) Offered by Be Bop Bookshop (United States)
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