Two men on very different searches converge in a desolate pocket of the American frontier. Robard Hughes has raced across the country in pursuit of a woman, and Sam Newel is hunting for the missing part of himself. On an uncharted island in the Mississippi, both these godless pilgrims find what they have been searching for in an explosion of shocking violence. The novel that launched the career of one of America's literary masters, A Piece of My Heart is a tour-de-force that does justice to Ford's diverse literary gifts: ...
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Two men on very different searches converge in a desolate pocket of the American frontier. Robard Hughes has raced across the country in pursuit of a woman, and Sam Newel is hunting for the missing part of himself. On an uncharted island in the Mississippi, both these godless pilgrims find what they have been searching for in an explosion of shocking violence. The novel that launched the career of one of America's literary masters, A Piece of My Heart is a tour-de-force that does justice to Ford's diverse literary gifts: his unerring eye for detail, his pitch-perfect ear for dialogue, and his sharp understanding of human nature.
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Add this copy of A Piece of My Heart to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Exquisite Corpse Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Collins Harvill, London.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book 297 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. Apparently the first British edition, published in 1987 after being first published in the US in 1976. Sunning to the spine of the dustjacket. Else, the binding is tight, the edges and corners of the boards are sharp, the dustjacket is encased in a Mylar protective sleeve, and interior clean and unmarked. An early novel by the celebrated and masterful storyteller.
