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The Spare Room

The Spare Room

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The Spare Room

by Helen Garner

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ISBN 10
192135139X
ISBN 13
9781921351396
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Text Pub, Australia, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 195 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Text Pub., Australia, 2008. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Covers have slight soiling. Edges of boards have superficial wear. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is a powerful, moving and at times unexpectedly funny novel about two women and their friendship challenged by illness and the threat of death.Helen has little idea what lies ahead when she offers her spare room to an old friend of fifteen years. Nicola has arrived in the city for treatment for cancer. Sceptical of the medical establishment, placing all her faith in an alternative health centre, Nicola is determined to find her own way to deal with her illness, regardless of the advice that Helen can offer.In the weeks that follow, Nicola's battle against her cancer will turn not only her own life upside down but also those of everyone around her."The Spare Room" is a magical gem of a book that packs a huge punch, charting a friendship as it is tested by the threat of death. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Romance & Women's Fiction; ISBN/EAN: 9781921351396. Inventory No: 24050075.. 9781921351396

Synopsis

The Spare Room is a novel by Australian writer Helen Garner, set over the course of three weeks while the narrator, Helen, cares for a friend dying of bowel cancer. The Spare Room was published in 2008.

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Bookseller
Manyhills Books AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
24050075
Title
The Spare Room
Author
Helen Garner
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
192135139X
ISBN 13
9781921351396
Publisher
Text Pub
Place of Publication
Australia
Date Published
2008
Keywords
BZDB5 Fiction; The Spare Room
Bookseller catalogs
Romance & Women's Fiction; Fiction;

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