The protagonist of Hanif Kureishi's delightful novel is Gabriel, a fifteen-year-old North London schoolboy trying to come to terms with a new life, after the equilibrium of his family home has been shattered by the ousting of his father. Fending for himself, as well as providing emotional support to his confused (and confusing) parents, Gabriel is forced to grow up quickly. The only support he can draw upon is from his remembered twin brother, Archie, and from his own 'gift', which is accompanied by sensations that urge ...
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The protagonist of Hanif Kureishi's delightful novel is Gabriel, a fifteen-year-old North London schoolboy trying to come to terms with a new life, after the equilibrium of his family home has been shattered by the ousting of his father. Fending for himself, as well as providing emotional support to his confused (and confusing) parents, Gabriel is forced to grow up quickly. The only support he can draw upon is from his remembered twin brother, Archie, and from his own 'gift', which is accompanied by sensations that urge him into areas of life requiring the utmost courage and faith. A chance visit to seventies rock star Lester Jones crystallizes the turbulent emotions inside Gabriel, and helps him to recognize and engage with his gift . . . 'A charming, light-textured fable about talent, about how single-minded creativity might embrace and even be buoyed by the heartbreaking muddle of everyday life.' Observer
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, VG in VG grfeen and orange decorative dj. A novel about a young man whose parents, one a washed-up rock musician and the other working in a pub, whose life together has been shattered. The young man has dreams of becoming an artist and manages to get along in life through a mysterious connection to his dead twin brother. 223 pp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. CF4-An unred, tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very, very light bumping of the top right corners plus there are remainder marks on the top and bottom outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear. A novel about a young man whose parents, one a washed-up rock musician and the other working in a pub, whose life together has been shattered. The young man has dreams of becoming an artist and manages to get along in life through a mysterious connection to his dead twin brother. He gets a chance to heal his family from a chance visit with a mega-millionaire rock star who was the father's former band mate. By the author of "The Buddha of Suburbia, " "The Black Album, " "Love in a Blue Time, " "Midnight All Day, " and "Intimacy." 223p.
