Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. 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.

New York. 1984. June 1984. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in

New York. 1984. June 1984. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394523741. 1st Novel. 341 pages. hardcover. Jacket art by Rob Wynne. keywords: American Literature Women. DESCRIPTION-A sharply fresh vision of our time conveyed through the experiences of a boy filled with classic yearnings for family wholeness and national honesty, on a quest to uncover his elders' secrets. Beginning with a mysterious, unlocatable war and concluding with a battle on the New Jersey Turnpike, this is a ‘mad fairy tale that unexpectedly turns out to be true' by ‘such an engaging storyteller that we willingly submit, believing the impossible. ' (The New York Times Book Review) A ‘combination of inspired tenderness and brilliant technique. it reads as if it were written by a very witty angel. ' (The Boston Herald). inventory #28529.