Snow Falling on Cedars meets The Shipping News in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island. In the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his ...
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Snow Falling on Cedars meets The Shipping News in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island. In the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a beautiful New York socialite turns up dead in their nets. On the face of it, her death was accidental, but deputy police chief Tom Hollis -- an incomer from New York -- is convinced the truth lies in the intricate histories and family secrets of Amagansett's inhabitants. Meanwhile the enigmatic Labarde is pursuing his own investigation. In unravelling the mystery, this haunting and evocative novel captures a community whose way of life is disappearing, its demise hastened by war in Europe and the incursions of wealthy city dwellers in search of a playground.
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Add this copy of Amagansett to cart. $14.59, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Fourth Estate.
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Very Good. Signed by author on title page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Jacket in protective mylar. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Small spotting to top page ends. Library of Daniel O. Gross sticker to rear of jacket. *Autographed by author. *
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Signed by the Author. Near fine condition. Fourth Estate, 2004. First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). The book is Signed by the Author on the title page. Green hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with a colour map inside the front and back cover. Nice and clean pages with a ink mark and very small mark on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book.360pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable signed first edition.
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ECF88
Mar 26, 2010
Great read!!!
Book was terrific. It held my attention all of the way through. I really enjoyed it.
pamela1717
Jun 22, 2008
Character driven mystery
I picked this one up blind--needed something to read on the plane and I liked the writer's style in the first chapter and I liked the font (apparently, this has become a big issue with me as I grow older). This book surprised me. I was not expecting to like it as much as I did. I was a little leary when I read other people's reviews stating it was "slow" and too "character descriptive" but oddly enough those reasons are partly whyit kept me involved. The main characters were likable yet wonderfully flawed. Although the story kept me interested I seemed to appreciate the novel because it painted such an intricate picture of a paradoxical culture and area of the US I know so little about. If you liked Snow Falling on Cedars this might be a good choice for you.
