Penguin Books, 2008. Standard. Paperback. Good. Outline:- What I want you to have, Imogen, above all, is a sense of your own history; a sense of where you come from, and of the forces that made you. Rosamund lies dying in her remote Shropshire home. But before she does so, she has one last task: to put on tape not just her own story but the story of the young blind girl, her cousins granddaughter, who turned up mysteriously at her party all those years ago. This is a story of generations, of the relationships within a family - and of what goes to make a child. Called "the best English novelist of his generation" by Nick Hornby, Jonathan Coe extends his range in this magnificent account of a Shropshire family in the last half of the twentieth century.-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Penguin Books The date of this copy is 2008 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK

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What I want you to have, Imogen, above all, is a sense of your own history; a sense of where you come from, and of the forces that made you.'Rosamund lies dying in her remote Shropshire home. But before she does so, she has one last task: to put on tape not just her own story but the story of the young blind girl, her cousin's granddaughter, who turned up mysteriously at her party all those years ago. This is a story of generations, of the relationships within a family - and of what goes to make a child. Called "the best English novelist of his generation" by Nick Hornby, Jonathan Coe extends his range in this magnificent account of a Shropshire family in the last half of the twentieth century.

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Bookseller: Booksalvation (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9780141033211AG9152
Title: The Rain Before It Falls
Author: Jonathan Coe
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Standard
ISBN 10: 0141033215
ISBN 13: 9780141033211
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: Literary Works

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