On a promontory jutting out into the Atlantic wind stands the Home run by Brother Benedict, where boys are taught a little of God and a lot of fear. To Michael Lamb, one of the youngest brothers, the regime is without hope, and when he inherits a small legacy he defies his elders and runs away, taking with him a twelve-year-old boy, Owen Kane. Radio Eireann call it a kidnapping. For Michael the act is the beginning of Owen's salvation. Posing as father and son, they concentrate on discovering the happiness that is so ...
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On a promontory jutting out into the Atlantic wind stands the Home run by Brother Benedict, where boys are taught a little of God and a lot of fear. To Michael Lamb, one of the youngest brothers, the regime is without hope, and when he inherits a small legacy he defies his elders and runs away, taking with him a twelve-year-old boy, Owen Kane. Radio Eireann call it a kidnapping. For Michael the act is the beginning of Owen's salvation. Posing as father and son, they concentrate on discovering the happiness that is so unfamiliar to them both. But as the outside world closes in around them - as time, money and opportunity run out - Michael finds himself moving towards a solution that is as uncompromising as it is inspired by love.
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Add this copy of Lamb to cart. $29.27, good condition, Sold by Besleys Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Diss, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Jonathan Cape.
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Good in Good jacket. Signed by Author Hardback with dust-wrapper. 152pp. Signed by Bernard Mac Laverty to title page. 1st edition 1980. Edge wear to d/w. Previous owner's name, Anthony Thwaite, to front free end-paper. A little spotting to edges and end-papers. A decent copy. (bs128)
Add this copy of Lamb to cart. $55.94, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Cape.
Add this copy of Lamb to cart. $69.20, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1980 by Cape.
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Very Good. 1980. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear. Toned, yet text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. First edition copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of Lamb to cart. $100.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Jonathan Cape.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First British edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Bernard MacLaverty was born in Belfast in 1942. Author's first adult novel. Published the same year, in Belfast, by The Blackstaff Press, preceded by a collection of short stories, and a children's book.
Add this copy of Lamb to cart. $105.98, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Cape.
