Gun Island: A spellbinding, globe-trotting novel by the bestselling author of the Ibis trilogy - Couverture souple

Gun Island

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Book Express (NZ)
(Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande)

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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 313 pages.Bundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns De en Datta's world upside down. A dealer of rare books, Deen is use d to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs be gin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey ; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a t angled route through the memories and experiences of those he mee ts along the way. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali-American who se ts his journey in motion; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of growing up in today's world ; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and C inta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story th ey are all a part of. It is a journey which will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of h is childhood and about the world around him. GUN ISLAND is a beau tifully realised novel which effortlessly spans space and time. I t is the story of a world on the brink, of increasing displacemen t and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women. N° de réf. du vendeur 3193aj

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