In a Glass House by Ricci, Nino - 1995

New York, New York, USA: Picador, 1995. CH4 - A hard cover book in near fine condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy quarter bound in black cloth with medium grey paper covered boards with silver lettering on the spine. The dust jacket is in near fine condition with only minor shelf wear. The author's second novel. This novel follows the main character from Italy to the New World, from the arms of his mother into an alien culture and unfamiliar family. He comes of age with his half-sister in a culturally mysterious and forbiding farming community. A story of perseverance and longed-for redemption and of the profound dislocation of the emigrant experience. By the author of "The Book of Saints". 273p. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.