Isbn: 9780676973150 - when alice lay down with peter (7 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung. When Alice Lay Down with Peter , Margaret Sweatman's third novel, is an entirely original history of the Canadian Prairies from the early years of buffalo hunting and rebellion through to 1970. Blondie, the wry narrator, recounts the story of four feisty women: her mother, Alice; Blondie herself; her stunningly beautiful daughter, Helen; and her artist granddaughter, Dianna. In her 109 years, Blondie has seen it all, from the hanging of Louis Riel to Helen's death in the Spanish Civil War. Assorted husbands, a banker, a monk, a communist, and several ghosts also make appearances, lending this marvellous literary confection set in Southern Manitoba's Red River Valley a magical, eccentric atmosphere. Recurring floods and lightning bolts at the moment of conception add to the rollicking mix, which Sweatman narrates with rare skill and humour: "Eli looked at the corn as a Zen Buddhist would examine a screwdriver." She delights in the way words flood their banks and find new channels through the flatlands: "My mother's laughter, those nine months, came from the place where happiness and a nearly intolerable ache live together." The beauty of her language never wavers. It is consistently inventive and, with the strong story, lifts this novel to another level. Highly recommended. --Mark Frutkin. …

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Stated First Edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Canadian Edition. 459 pp. With b&w map of the Red River Valley in 1869. ". a glorious, intimate epic of love and rebellion; a grand comedy; an erotic, witty and inventive historical novel that spans a century." In protective mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; An intricate love letter to the flood plain of southern Manitoba. An uncommon family sage, it is also a riotously funny account of a radical, roistering and shocking prairie history.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. Alice chases Peter McCormack to the 1869 wilds of the Red River Valley of Manitoba, after she is captivated by him on an Orkney Island. She bobs her hair and pretends she's a man, a good idea on the Canadian frontier. Discovering they are BOTH rebels, they fall in with Louis Riel. The next 459 pages take us through successive radical movements - as the family of Alice and Peter grows. The year is now 1940. Cond : Boards are wine coloured with yellow lettering on spine only. D.J. is blue-grey w/ orange and white lettering. Cover graphic is a fork of lightning striking a bare prairie landscape. All parts are brilliant, tight, clean and UNmarked. No names, no flaws. Signed by the author on the title page. VERY giftable !! Very collectible !! Quote (p. 161) : " `C'mon, Blondie. Look at Canada ! All that land ? What were the Indians going to do with it ? ' He tapped his chest with his fingers. ` British seed. The best goes West. Your own mother and father came from the Old World ! ' He pointed at me. ` A Scot. You. That's why .' ." Size: Octavo. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 8vo pp. vii 459. Signed by the author on title page. Signed by Author. book.