London: Faber and Faber, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by John Lanchester on the title page. A fine book in fine dust-jacket.

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The author of The Debt to Pleasure digs into his family's extraordinary past in a memoir as enthralling as his finest fiction It was only when his mother died that John Lanchester realized how little he really knew about his parents. With the cache of letters and papers she left behind, he set out to reconstruct just who his parents had been. In doing so, he did much more than trace the remarkable story of a reluctant international banker, a secretive former nun, and the life they shared; he also gained extraordinary insight into his own nature and a deeper understanding of the universal push-pull of family love-and family loss. Part detective work, part evocation of character, this is, above all, compelling storytelling.

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Bookseller: David's Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 033861
Title: Family Romance: A Memoir
Author: Lanchester, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: As New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0571234402
ISBN 13: 9780571234400
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2007
Pages: 400
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾

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