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The Book of Strange New Things

Door Michel Faber

Categorie
Engels
Boeknummer
#404812-ZC37
Titel
The Book of Strange New Things
Auteur
Faber, Michel
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Edinburgh/London : Canongate
Jaar van uitgave
2014
ISBN10
1782114068
ISBN13
9781782114062
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, dust jacket, decorated endpapers, 8vo.
Samenvatting
It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new environment, overseen by an enigmatic corporation known only as USIC. His work introduces him to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous illness and hungry for Peter's teachings--his Bible is their "book of strange new things." But Peter is rattled when Bea's letters from home become increasingly desperate: typhoons and earthquakes are devastating whole countries, and governments are crumbling. Bea's faith, once the guiding light of their lives, begins to falter. Suddenly, a separation measured by an otherworldly distance, and defined both by one new... (Lees verder)ly discovered world and another in a state of collapse, is threatened by an ever-widening gulf that is much less quantifiable. While Peter is reconciling the needs of his congregation with the desires of his strange employer, Bea is struggling for survival. Their trials lay bare a profound meditation on faith, love tested beyond endurance, and our responsibility to those closest to us
Pagina's
585
Conditie
Goed — Small brown stain front cover dust jacket.
Prijs
€ 12,50

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