ISBN: 9781400042807 - by a slow river (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. A bestseller in France and winner of the Prix Renaudot, By a Slow River is a mesmerizing and atmospheric tale of three mysterious deaths in an oddly isolated French village during World War I.The placid daily life of a small town near the front seems impervious to the nearby pounding of artillery fire and the parade of wounded strangers passing through its streets. But the illusion of calm is soon shattered by the deaths of three innocents-the charming new schoolmistress who captures every male heart only to kill herself; an angelic ten-year-old girl who is found strangled; and a local policeman's cherished wife, who dies alone in labor while her husband is hunting the murderer. Twenty years later, the policeman still struggles to make sense of these tragedies, a struggle that both torments and sustains him. But excavating the town's secret history will bring neither peace to him nor justice to the wicked.…

Zustand: Good. Translation. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: Very Good. Translation. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, unread. NOT price-clipped. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. A terrific novel, translated from the French by Hoyt Rogers. Rear-stacks.…

First American Edition. Fine copy in cloth boards, with a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 194 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; French fiction, 21st century, translations into English. World War, 1914-1918, France, fiction. Murder, fiction. Detective and mystery stories, French. 1 Kg. …

First American Edition. Fine copy in cloth boards, with a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 194 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; French fiction, 21st century, translations into English. World War, 1914-1918, France, fiction. Murder, fiction. Detective and mystery stories, French. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. translation edition. 208 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.