'If one saw behind the faces into the hearts, one would die.'A suburban couple have drifted into the shallows of middle-aged boredom. Their fourteen-year-old son is a stranger, meeting their attempts at love with hostile indifference. Surly at home, he is a dab hand at shoplifting and looks like sliding into delinquency.Moving from Brisbane to a country convent and the Gold Coast, the novel is a brilliant, witty portrait of the surface of ordinary life. The Leverson family and their connections appear normal but desire and ...
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'If one saw behind the faces into the hearts, one would die.'A suburban couple have drifted into the shallows of middle-aged boredom. Their fourteen-year-old son is a stranger, meeting their attempts at love with hostile indifference. Surly at home, he is a dab hand at shoplifting and looks like sliding into delinquency.Moving from Brisbane to a country convent and the Gold Coast, the novel is a brilliant, witty portrait of the surface of ordinary life. The Leverson family and their connections appear normal but desire and inner emotion are never quite so simple.
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Add this copy of The Slow Natives to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Persephone's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gastonia, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 223. 223 pp. Upper and lower edges of covers sunned. A novel by the winner of Australia's prize for lifetime achievement in literature.
Add this copy of Slow Natives to cart. $14.95, very good condition, Sold by Fleur Fine Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Port Neches, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Putnam Publishing Group.
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Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. Penguin Putnam, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1993. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Former owners signature on front free end paper. 1993. HARDCOVER.
Add this copy of The Slow Natives to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Banjo Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by M. Evans & Co..
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First printing. A small sticker with "BTP" is pasted on the front pastedown. The bottom front corner is lightly bumped. The DJ is bumped and worn on the spine ends and corners, and scuffed on the faces and spine. The jacket price is intact. In Brodart dust jacket protector.
Add this copy of The Slow Natives to cart. $21.00, like new condition, Sold by Brian Bauld (B-Line Books) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Amherst, NS, CANADA, published 1993 by Putnam.
Add this copy of The Slow Natives to cart. $34.00, very good condition, Sold by Xerxes Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Glen Head, NY, UNITED STATES.
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NY 1965 first edition, first printing (stated) M. Evans. Hardcover Octavo, 223p. VG +++, faint foxing on closed page ends; end papers slightly toned; no owner marks; almost no wear at all. in VG DJ (no tears, no chips, price not clipped; light wear. ) Astley's first book.
Add this copy of The Slow Natives to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by M. Evans & Co.
Add this copy of The Slow Natives to cart. $79.98, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
