ISBN: 9781582433035 - sea of tears: a novel (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. First Edition, First Printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. 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. First printing [stated]. vii, [7], 237,[7] pages. Inscribed by author on title page. Pencil note on last page discusses circumstances of the book being signed. Nani Power's first novel, Crawling at Night, earned the kind of attention and honors that most debut novelists would surely envy: Named a New York Times Notable Book of The Year, it was also a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the British Orange Award, and has ultimately been translated into seven languages. Her second novel, The Good Remains, was also a New York Times Notable Book of The Year as well as a finalist for The Virginia Library Award, and her third, The Sea of Tears, was praised by Publisher's Weekly as "a fine yarn of the lost and lonely seeking intimacy and love." From the wildly acclaimed Nani Power, a new novel of love, lust, discovery, and the strangely interwoven tales of three lonely inhabitants of an old Washington, D. C. hotel. This is all about love, begins The Sea of Tears. Infused with the sensuality and smarts that have established Nani Power as one of our most exciting young writers, this otherworldly novel delves into the tangled relationships and hidden worlds of people brought together-and torn apart-under extraordinary circumstances. One man, Jedra, has fled his native Iraq and taken a technician job at The Renaissance Hotel, where he works in the boiler room and pines for the love of Phyllis, a front desk clerk who mysteriously remembers Heaven. Khouri, an Iranian engineer with no living family, attends a conference at the hotel only to meet Patricia, a single mom employed there as a maid. And in the penthouse apartment, Daniel Espirito entertains the delusion that he's actually living in Brazil-until the hotel chef, Leslie, comes knocking on his door. modern eye towards the clashing and mingling of cultures, this is Power's most ambitious work to date, and an enchanting invitation to take seriously the mysterious desires of one's heart.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Washington DC: Counterpoint [2005]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New in dust jacket, very fine/very fine in all respects, a pristine unread copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Author's name only, plus she has written ALL THE BEST. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. Novel. Signed by Author(s).…