HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Reprint.* Impression: 1st. * Date of Publication: 2009* Publisher: Harper Press* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, White title to spine. One small dent to top of rear board. No Rubs, FINE* Jacket condition: NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £ 12.99, some very minor shelf wear, FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, patterned and coloured eps, clean, crisp, tight and bright. No inscriptions or annotations, FINE* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 334 pp.text. xii pp. Advertisements, No Index.* A lovely novel - it has an old-fashioned solidity and craftsmanship and effortlessly recreates the atmosphere of post-war Hong Kong. An impressive debut, which explores the moral ambiguities of war, culture, race and romantic love.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2537
Title: The Piano Teacher
Author: Lee, Janice Y. K
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New LIKE NEW
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0007286198
ISBN 13: 9780007286195
Publisher: HarperPress
Place of Publication: London Uk 352
Date Published: 2009-02-05
Size: 23 x 15.8 x 3.2 cm

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