2015, ISBN: 9781566391603

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Bloomsbury. Very Good. 21.6 x 13.5 centimetres (0.42 kg. Paperback. 2009. 341 pages. <br>Egypt, 1964. The great temple at Abu Simbel must be rescued from the rising waters of the … Mehr…

Bloomsbury. Very Good. 21.6 x 13.5 centimetres (0.42 kg. Paperback. 2009. 341 pages. <br>Egypt, 1964. The great temple at Abu Simbel must be rescued from the rising waters of the Aswan Dam. Block by bloc k it is to be dismantled and resurrected sixty metres higher. Thi s most delicate and daunting of tasks is overseen by Avery, a you ng engineer who at the same time is carefully, and joyfully, cons tructing a shared life with his new wife, Jean. But not everythin g can be saved once the floodgates have opened. Villages will be deluged. Graves will be moved. Thousands will be exiled from thei r ancient homes and from the river that has been their lifeblood, and no feat of engineering can prevent this. As the temple is ta ken apart and rebuilt, Avery and Jean suffer a terrible loss of t heir own. Their separate journeys through the landscape of grief will take them from Egypt, to Canada, to lands that have been flo oded and reconfigured and homes that have been lost, to a guerril la painter of the past whose story of destruction, reconstruction and replication in war-devastated Poland is built out of equal p arts hope and despair. ., Bloomsbury, 2009, 3, Aozora Bunko POD, 2015-06. New. (POD() / POD / 18.8 x 12.8 x 0.33 cm, Aozora Bunko POD, 2015-06, 6, 2003. Quaternary Science Reviews 22; pp. 259-274, illustr. Orig. extract, very good, 4to., 0, Kodansha. Good. () / / 14.8 x 10.6 x 1 cm / 0.12 kg, Kodansha, 2.5, Temple Univ Pr. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Temple Univ Pr, 2.5, Temple University Press, 1994-01-01. Paperback. Good. Good sturdy copy. Some highlighting and notes in pencil throughout book., Temple University Press, 1994-01-01, 2.5<

2009, ISBN: 9781566391603

Gebundene Ausgabe

McClelland & Stewart. Fine with no dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 077105890X . Tan hardcovers in Fine condition, tightly bound with a bright, unmarked text. Sharp corne… Mehr…

McClelland & Stewart. Fine with no dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 077105890X . Tan hardcovers in Fine condition, tightly bound with a bright, unmarked text. Sharp corners. First Edition. "In 1964, a newly married Canadian couple settle into a houseboat on the Nile just below Abu Simbel. Avery is one of the engineers responsible for the dismantling and reconstruction of the temple, a 'machine-worshipper' who is nonetheless sensitive to their destructive power. Jean is a botanist by vocation, passionately interested in everything that grows. They met on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, witnessing the construction of the Seaway as it swallowed towns, homes, lives. Now, at the edge of another world about to be inundated, they create their own world, exchanging 'the innocent memories we don't know we hold until given the gift of the eagerness of another.' "; 8.50 X 5.90 X 1.30 inches; 352 pages ., McClelland & Stewart, 2009, 5, Temple University Press, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good., Temple University Press, 1994, 3<

1994, ISBN: 9781566391603

paperback, Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Custom… Mehr…

paperback, Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!, Used, very good, [PU: Temple University Press]<