New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988], so stated. First Edition [1988], so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows barely discernible lean; just a hint of shelf wear; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 239pp. Hardback with DJ. In the heart of this novel is the plaintiveness of a train calling to the night. The longing of unrequited feelings. The obsession of misguided love. Gardiner (not to be confused with the better known John Gardner) spins a tale centered on an uncompromising northern Virginia schoolteacher, who won't let go of the willful daughter he fathered, but was never father to; and who holds tight, yet fruitlessly, against the hungry suburban sprawl that is eating up his past. In exposing one man's demons, Gardiner creates a dreaminess, and a strangeness, heightened by vivid contrastsa radio talk show strong on topical, and gossipy, items; fresh macadam engineered into a loping beltway; a gleaming shopping mall haloed with a Michelangelo-like ceiling. This is an abundant work that you'll want to read more than once.

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Bookseller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 37371
Title: In The Heart Of The Whole World.
Author: John Rolfe Gardiner
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition [1988], so stated.
ISBN 10: 0394569016
ISBN 13: 9780394569017
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf,
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1988.
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction Firsts; General Fiction; America; contemporary; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;

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