From the Booker-Prize-winning author of Holiday. Rejacketed and reissued by Windmill to mark the 40th anniversary of Middleton's Booker Prize win. One winter evening Alistair Murray opens his door to Eleanor Franks, a woman he has not seen for decades. A man apparently content with his life, even his retirement and bereavement have come as part of the natural order of things. But just when he thinks he must get used to the slow, lonely decline into old age, Eleanor arrives to make him call into question everything he has ...
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From the Booker-Prize-winning author of Holiday. Rejacketed and reissued by Windmill to mark the 40th anniversary of Middleton's Booker Prize win. One winter evening Alistair Murray opens his door to Eleanor Franks, a woman he has not seen for decades. A man apparently content with his life, even his retirement and bereavement have come as part of the natural order of things. But just when he thinks he must get used to the slow, lonely decline into old age, Eleanor arrives to make him call into question everything he has taken for granted. 'Middleton wrote books you remember decades on... He wrote a calm, whispering prose, full of unspoken suggestion between ordinary acts of daily living.' Jenny Diski 'He shows us the way we age and die now, with real and graceful disstinction.' Sunday Times
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Add this copy of An After-Dinner's Sleep (U) to cart. $11.49, good condition, Sold by gehlbh rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Deltona, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Ulverscroft.
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Good. Very nice condition, Clean. Ex library book. May include library pocket, stickers, stamps or evidence that these have been removed. Large Print Satisfaction guaranteed.
Add this copy of An After-Dinner's Sleep to cart. $32.23, good condition, Sold by Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dulverton, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1986 by Hutchinson, 1986. 0091636205.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (top edge lightly spotted-otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 224 (no inscriptions).
Add this copy of An After-Dinner's Sleep (U) to cart. $41.91, good condition, Sold by gehlbh rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Deltona, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Ulverscroft.
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Good. Very nice condition, Clean. Ex library book. May include library pocket, stickers, stamps or evidence that these have been removed. Large Print Satisfaction guaranteed.
Add this copy of After Dinner's Sleep to cart. $50.65, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings With owner's name inside cover. In good all round condition. Large Print Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 0708919030.
Add this copy of After Dinners Sleep (Methuen Modern Fiction) to cart. $325.52, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Methuen Publishing Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.