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Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind by Alexander McCall Sm

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First edition. First impression. Previous owner's ink inscription.
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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Seller Notes
“First edition. First impression. Previous owner's ink inscription.”
ISBN
9781846975240

About this product

Product Information

In Pianos and Flowers we are invited, through the medium of sepia images, to glimpse a world long departed. In these stories, inspired by long-lost photographs, the lives of the people in the frame are imagined and then explored, layer by layer. What must have it like to be them? We hold our breath for them. Our heart beats faster for them. We look again at the photograph in a new light, and say Yes, it might have happened just like that. This journey of exploration takes us to some exotic places. We share the lives of three sisters, brought up in Penang. We read of what happened to them, and to their Chinese neighbours caught in the tides of war. We see a group of small boys in a Glasgow slum, their young lives stunted by poverty, and hear how life worked out in contrasting ways for them. We follow a young woman's search for love in the unlikely realm of Egyptian antiquities. And through all of these photographs, and all of these stories, there runs the same refrain: the possibilities of love, of friendship, of happiness lie before us. There are big stories in these simple pictures. At first glance the photographs may seem unexceptional: the mere freezing of a moment in time. But delve deeper and you will realise that these photographs speak volumes.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Birlinn General
ISBN-13
9781846975240
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8046707009

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind
Author
Alexander McCall Smith
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Short Stories
Publication Year
2019
Number of Pages
192 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
205mm
Item Width
135mm
Item Weight
304g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Alexander Mccall Smith
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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VAT number: GB 928280606
About this seller

M Godding Books Ltd

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Joined Jun 2005
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M Godding Books Ltd ships worldwide from Wiltshire, England. We buy and sell books, so if you have books to sell please contact us.

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    Very happy indeed, I messaged 5 sellers to ask if something I wanted was in the book, this seller was the only one who would pick up the book and take a look, not only was he helpful, his replies were very quick. Delivery was super fast and with excellent packaging. The book was just as described, and a fair price. I would happily buy again from here. Thank you again
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