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Somewhere South of Here - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Kowalski, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060193565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060193560
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060193565 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket with minor waviness at bottom front. Signed, inscribed and dated April 23, 2001, by author William Kowalski directly on the title page; Kowalski's debut novel, Somewhere South of Here, tells the story of Cal and his brother, Jake, as they navigate the ups and downs of growing up in a small town in the South. The boys are forced to confront the harsh realities of life in a place where poverty, racism, and violence are all too common, but they also find moments of joy and companionship.; 8vo; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
I'd wondered about my mother all my life -- what she looked like, how she smelled and sounded and acted. Lately this wondering had grown to encompass a curiosity about the kind of people she herself came from, because they were my family, too, after all, even though I knew nothing about them. I'd no idea whether they were loud or soft-spoken, funny or boring, preferred chocolate to vanilla, if they liked movies over books or the other way around. I wondered whether any of them had ever done anything magnificent in their lives, or if they were the kind of folks who were satisfied with just getting by. These things were important -- knowing them would help me to know myself, and the only way that would happen was if I went and looked for her.With all his possessions on his motorcycle, Billy Mann sets off on a cross-country odyssey from New York to Santa Fe in search of a mother who deserted him long ago. What Billy discovers, however, is a life rich with possibility -- the chance for love, friendship, and, finally, a family to call his own.
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17234
- Title
- Somewhere South of Here - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Kowalski, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060193565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060193560
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang
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