Memory and desire--and how the two can be mistaken for each other--are the themes of this magical novel set in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. At the novel's beginning, Kinau says of her husband, gone five years and with another woman, "I could not tell if I was more possessed by Ivan's absence than by the man himself." But then a bizarre incident brings Ivan back, and a new chain of passion and leavetaking inevitably spins itself out.
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Memory and desire--and how the two can be mistaken for each other--are the themes of this magical novel set in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. At the novel's beginning, Kinau says of her husband, gone five years and with another woman, "I could not tell if I was more possessed by Ivan's absence than by the man himself." But then a bizarre incident brings Ivan back, and a new chain of passion and leavetaking inevitably spins itself out.
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Add this copy of Lava: a Novel to cart. $2.97, good condition, Sold by The Yard Sale Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Narrowsburg, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by W W Norton & Co Inc.
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Good. Library withdrawal in the plastic, protective cover. The last blank cover the page has been removed by the library leaving a jagged edge exposing the spine. Some shelf wear to the plastic covers stamped at the page edge, this book remains useful.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. BW3-A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some creasing on the back cover. A story about obsessive love and how an otherwise strong young woman releases herself from it. By the author of "The Floating City" and "Lucid Dreaming." 185p.
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