| Author: |
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Angus Wilson
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| Title: |
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Late Call |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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304 |
| Date: |
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2009-09-23 |
| ISBN: |
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0571248500 |
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Faber and Faber |
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0.66 pounds |
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5.0 x 8.0 x 0.68 inches |
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| Description: |
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Product Description
A compassionate portrait of an elderly - and frustrated - woman adjusting to new town life and finding a new purpose in living. Illness forces Sylvia Calvert to live with her son Harold, a headmaster in Carshall New Town. At first, Sylvia cannot adjust to the jungle of supermarkets, 10-pin bowling alleys and recreation areas; to the committees and purposeful entertaining involved in the creation of a new society. Above all, Sylvia can't understand Harold's odd, thrusting idealism and the strange behaviour of her grandchildren. But a chance meeting and a family crisis give her the chance to fulfil herself ...
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http://bookmooch.com/0571248500 |
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