Black Orchids by Gillian Slovo - 2008-11-06

Hardback. Very Good.

Virago Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2008* Publisher: Virago.* Binding and cover condition: Brown cloth, yellow title to spine. No bumps or rubs, small dent to top back edge, no other visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £17.99. Minimal shelf wear to head of spine. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning, seems little used if at all. FINE.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 372 pp. text. vi pp. Acknowledgements & blank pages at rear.* Description: This immensely absorbing and poignant novel starts out as a love story, set in Ceylon just prior to its independence from Britain in 1948, and develops into a family epic that plays out in post-war England. Deeply drawn characters are profound and moving. Their mixed race marriage and the attitudes of 1950?s London bring home to the… Read More

Virago, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean unmarked copy with no inscriptions or marks. Dj bumped at ends.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.