Charades
by Janette Turner Hospital
ISBN: 0553053469
ISBN-13: 9780553053463
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In 1988, this novel was shortlisted for the Australian National Book Award as well as for the Miles Franklin Award.
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Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1989
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Hospital, Janette Turner
Bantam, 1989. Hard Cover. Good. Very Good in Very Good jacket Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.. ( more information)
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New York: Bantam Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1989. 0553053469 . First Edition - First Printing - Dust Jacket protected by mylar cover. Former Library Book. Front protective page is missing - no damage to text . ( more information)
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Bantam. Hardcover. 0553053469 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1989 Bantam Hard Cover . Very Good. 1989. ( more information)
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Bantam. Hardcover. 0553053469 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1989 Bantam Hard Cover . Very Good. 1989. ( more information)
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Bantam. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Bantam, 1989; c1989. Hardback.. Excellent condition./Excellent dust jacket.. * * * Selling books of merit since 1988. * * * Prompt, Professional Service. Satisfaction Guaranteed. * * * ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette T
New York, NY, U.S.A. : Bantam Books, 1989 . Good. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Ex-Library. ISBN: 0-553-05346-9. binding slightly slanted.. ( more information)
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New York: Bantam, 1989. First U.S. Edition: First Printing: Hardcover, 8vo., 291 pages. "This stunning and intoxicating novel speaks of passion and obsession, ranging in setting from an Australian rainforest to Boston and Toronto. A mysterious and elusive love affair haunts the lives of three women in Australia. Twenty years later, on the other side of the world, Charade Ryan sorts through story and counter-story for her father, the legendary Nicholas, and the truth about her origins." This book is unmarked and very good in a very good dust jacket. A very presentable copy of this title! ISBN: 0553053469 ( more information)
Offered by Ecce Puer Fine Books (United States)
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Janette Turner Hospital
Bantam. Used - Like New. Like New Condition. Like New dust jacket. ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
Very good + copy on boards in very good + jacket. 291pp. Sale Books Bantam Books Toronto: 1989 1st Hard Cover Dust jacket covered with mylar jacket protector. ( more information)
Offered by McAllister & Solomon Books (United States)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
Toronto: Bantam Books, 1989. "A brilliantly crafted novel of passion and obsession.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
Bantam. Hardcover. 0553053469 Like NEW, Guaranteed! Very little shelf wear.Hardcover with dust jacket,May have Price sticker on dust cover. . Fine. ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette T
NY: Bantam Books, 1989. Very good, looks rarely read, negligible shelf wear, very minor wear on some page edges (not visible when book is open), no other marks, wear, tears, soil, etc to pages, cover, or dj. First Thus. Hard Cover Xlibrary. Very Good/Very Good. 22 OZ.. Adult Fiction. ( more information)
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Hospital Janette
Inc. Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1989. Very Good Hardcover in Very Good Dustjacket, may be minor shelf wear. All hardcovers shipped in protective mylar.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by Snowball Bookshop (United States)
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Hospital,Janette Turner
Fine in Fine DJ with no cuts,ears or nicks.Not clipped (18.95). Bantam Books 1989 1st USA hardcover. 291 pages., 1st edition,1st printing USA.Not remaindered.No names or markings. ( more information)
Offered by Enterprise Books (United States)
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Janette Turner Hospital
New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; DJ In Mylar. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 291 pages . ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1989. remainder mark on bottom. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1989 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. ( more information)
Offered by Burke's Book Store (United States)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Pub Group. 1989. First (Number Line w/ 1 present). Hard Cover. Very Good +. ( more information)
Offered by Once Upon a Time Books (United States)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
New York: Bantam, 1989. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket.. ISBN: 0553053469. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. FATHERS DAUGHTERS FICTION. ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette T
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1989. Ever-so-slight rubbing to top of dj, else an attractive copy. Shipping at cost.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine+. ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
New York: Bantam, 1989. 291 Pages. March 1989 Bantam Edition. Moving from the Autralian rainforwest to Canada to the hallowed halls of MIT, the story unravels an extraordinary story as a young woman with a murky poast searches desperately for her elusive father. Imagine for a moment Bea Ryan, the Slut of Tamborine Mountain, Australia --- Queen Bea, Honey Bea, that Bloody Breeder Bea: she''s a sexy beautiful woman with no husband and ten children by ten different men. What is at the center of her life out in the Australian rainforest? Nicholas Ttruman, handsome, well-educated, well-bred is her motivating force, her fantasy, her hope for the future. yet when he disappears with Veerity Ashkenazy, an aloof, brilliant woman rumored to be a Jewish refugee, Bea reconciles herself to a life without Nicholas, even though sh has had a daughter by him --- charade. And when Charade grows up, she is just as obsessed by Nicholas Truman, by this man she's never met, this father who never appeared. So she sets out to discover the truth about her past. And in doing so finds that truth has different versions. A novel about the games we play with our own memories, about the ways we ficitonalize mythicize our own pasts.. First Printing. Hard Back. As New/Near Fine. 6" x 9". ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette T
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1989 A very fine, unread copy in dw, Brodart covered for protection. SIGNED by the author on the title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition - First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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HOSPITAL, Janette Turner
New York: Bantam Books, 1989. AS NEW book condition/VERY FINE dust jacket. Light green cover with dark green quarter spine with silver lettering. No visible defects. Dust jacket is pristine except for shelf mark on back. "Imagine for a moment Bea Ryan, the Slut of Tamborine Mountain, Australia -- Queen Bea, Honey Bea, that Bloody Breeder Bea; she's a sexy, beautiful woman with no husband and ten children by ten different men. What is at the center of her life out in the Australian rainforest?" 291pp. Appears unread. Crisp, clean book. Not price clipped. Original price $ 18.95. Picture is provided by the seller & is of actual book you will receive. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Hospital, Janette Turner
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1989 Very Good in Fair jacket Collectible GoodGood in Fair jacket Ex Library Ex-library book with usual markings (card holder, stamps, etc. ), tear to dj, text is clean.. Hardcover. Good/Fair. ( more information)
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