Caravans
by Michener, James A
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Stanley, New York, United States
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Synopsis
In this romantic adventure of wild Afghanistan, master storyteller James Michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. After an impetuous American girl, Ellen Jasper, marries a young Afghan engineer, her parents hear no word from her. Although she wants freedom to do as she wishes, not even she is sure what that means. In the meantime, she is as good as lost in that wild land, perhaps forever...."An extraordinary novel....Brilliant."THE NEW YORK TIMESFrom the Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035029
- Title
- Caravans
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- fiction, novel, James Michener, first edition
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