On arrival as a medical orderly at Suez in 1941, Faulkes is surprised and alarmed to be greeted by a ghost from his family's past. Grinning and dropping enigmatic hints, there is Uncle Raymond, slyly referring to Faulkes' Aunt. This turns out to be Nadia, the beautiful Copt installed in Cairo, who refuses to answer Raymond's letters, however pleading. Faulkes is enlisted to track her down, but it is an operation so bizarre and bungled, that it will leave all their lives marked. In a deft, stylish and intelligent comedy, ...
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On arrival as a medical orderly at Suez in 1941, Faulkes is surprised and alarmed to be greeted by a ghost from his family's past. Grinning and dropping enigmatic hints, there is Uncle Raymond, slyly referring to Faulkes' Aunt. This turns out to be Nadia, the beautiful Copt installed in Cairo, who refuses to answer Raymond's letters, however pleading. Faulkes is enlisted to track her down, but it is an operation so bizarre and bungled, that it will leave all their lives marked. In a deft, stylish and intelligent comedy, Newby evokes all the mystery, farce and splendour of the wartime Egypt that he knew so well.
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Add this copy of Kith / P. H. Newby to cart. $27.34, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1977 by London: Faber & Faber.
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 124 pages; Booker Prize Winner. Description: 124 p.; 21 cm. Newby, P. H. (Percy Howard), 1918-.
Add this copy of Kith to cart. $27.40, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1977 by Boston: Little Brown.
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Fine cloth copy in a near fine dw; tight, bright, clean and surprisingly sharp cornered.; 143 pages; Description: 143 p.; 22 cm. Subjects: Kith-P. H. Newby.
Add this copy of Kith to cart. $12.05, very good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Faber and Faber.
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Very Good. 1977 stated 1st American edition, clean & tight, Fine/Near Fine DJ in Mylar, price-clipped dustjacket has very light shelfwear, in Mylar coating, no markings found, not a remainder, firm corners, a nice copy.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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