The Back Of The Turtle
by King, Thomas
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1443446467
- ISBN 13
- 9781443446464
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
HarperCollins Publishers, 2014. Trade Paperback. New. New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - When Gabriel Quinn, A Brilliant Scientist, Abandons His Laboratory And Returns To Smoke River Reserve, Where His Mother And Sister Lived, He Finds That Almost Everyone In The Community Has Disappeared. Even The Sea Turtles Are Gone, Poisoned By An Environmental Disaster Known As The Ruin. The Only Signs Of Life Gabriel Finds Are A Stray Dog Named Soldier, An Enigmatic, Bossy Woman Named Mara, And A Kid Named Sonny, Who Runs A Dilapidated Motel With His Absentee Dad And A Rascally Old Soul Named Nicholas Crisp. The Fact Is, Gabriel Was The Chief Architect Of The Disaster And He Has Come To Smoke River To Witness The Destruction He Created And To Drown Himself In The Sea. But As He Prepares To Let The Water Take Him, He Sees A Young Girl In The Waves. Plunging In, He Saves Her And Is Soon Saving Others. Who Are These People, With Their Long Black Hair And Almond Eyes, Who Seem To Have Fallen From The Sky? The Back Of The Turtle Draws On Christian And Native Mythology And On King'S Own Unmistakable Instinct For Mischief To Give Us A Cockeyed Garden Of Eden For Our Times. Showcasing King'S Brilliant Wit And Trademark Wordplay, This Is A Funny, Smart, Sometimes Confounding, And Altogether Unforgettable Tale Of Betrayal, Salvation, And The Resilience Of Life
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004465
- Title
- The Back Of The Turtle
- Author
- King, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1443446467
- ISBN 13
- 9781443446464
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 518
- Keywords
- Fiction Books, Good Reads, Suspense, Teen Lit, Realistic Fiction, Adventure, Novel, Mystery Thriller, Vintage Fiction, Vintage Novel, Historical Fiction, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- X weight
- 800 g
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Edmonton, Alberta
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