The Giant, O'Brien: A Novel by Mantel, Hilary - 1999

New York, New York, USA: Marian Wood/Owl Books/Henry Holt and Company, 1999. CG2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light yellowing of the paper edges. A novel set in 1782 london. The main character is a giant, an Irish immigrant who has come to London to exhibit his size for money. Once there, he soon finds that he is dieing. A famous anatomist desperately wants the man's corpse as a medial curiosity and with the argument that it will advance scientific knowledge. The author is a winner of the Hawthornden Prize for Literature. By the author of "Every Day Is Mother's Day," "Vacant Possession," "Eight Months on Ghazzah Street," "Fludd," "A Place of Greater Safety," "A Change of Climate," and "An Experiment in Love." 191p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.