Deserted Cities of the Heart - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Shiner, Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385246374
- ISBN 13
- 9780385246378
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Foundation Book/Doubleday. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0385246374 . First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with soiling to page edges, light foxing to top edge, and lightly bumped top left corner (rear board) in Near Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear and creased rear flap; In this novel, Lewis Shiner weaves a tale of love and loss in the cities of the heart. Camden, New Jersey, and Detroit are the two cities that are the focus of the story.Each city is a character in its own right, with their own secrets, desires, and tragedies. The two cities are inextricably linked, and their relationship is the heart of the novel.The characters are all drawn from the real people and places in Shiner's life. Camden is based on Shiner's hometown of Camden, New Jersey, and Detroit is based on Detroit, Michigan.Deserted Cities of the Heart is a love story, but it is also a story about loss and about the ways that love can be the most powerful force in the world.; 8vo; FSA .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32721
- Title
- Deserted Cities of the Heart - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Shiner, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385246374
- ISBN 13
- 9780385246378
- Publisher
- Foundation Book/Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
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