Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin institution that is Seabrook College for Boys, nobody pays either of them much attention. But when Skippy falls for Lori, the Frisbee-playing Siren from the girls' school next door, suddenly all kinds of people take an interest - including Carl, part-time drug-dealer and official school psychopath. While his teachers battle ...
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Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin institution that is Seabrook College for Boys, nobody pays either of them much attention. But when Skippy falls for Lori, the Frisbee-playing Siren from the girls' school next door, suddenly all kinds of people take an interest - including Carl, part-time drug-dealer and official school psychopath. While his teachers battle over modernisation, and Ruprecht attempts to open a portal into a parallel universe, Skippy, in the name of love, is heading for a showdown - in the form of a fatal doughnut-eating race that only one person will survive. This unlikely tragedy will explode Seabrook's century-old complacency and bring all kinds of secrets into the light, until teachers and pupils alike discover that the fragile lines dividing past from present, love from betrayal - and even life from death - have become almost impossible to read...
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Add this copy of Skippy Dies [3 Volumes] [Signed] to cart. $90.00, very good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Hamish Hamilton.
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Book. Octavo, 3 volumes. In Very Good condition with a Good Minus slip case. Spines are beige with blue, gold, purple, and red elements with blue and maroon red text. Slip case is beige with green designs, shows a moderate wear and tear on head edge of rear front cover, mild wear on front rear corner of tail of spine and head edge, and minor wear on head edge of spine. All volumes show minor wear on head edges of spines. Boards of volume III shows moderate bending to rear cover. Signed flat by Paul Murray on title page of Volume I. [ ] VoI. "Hopeland" 216 pages. Vol. II "Heartland" 240 pages. Vol. III "Ghostland" 204 pages. 1385877. Special Collections.
Add this copy of Skippy Dies >>>> a Superb Signed Uk First Edition & to cart. $103.66, like new condition, Sold by Zeitgeist Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Twickenham, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Hamish Hamilton.
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Fine. 1st Printing. A fine UK first edition, first printing 3 volume paperback original-in a fine cardboard slipcase-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED, DATED & LOCATED BY THE AUTHOR-Pictures of the book are available upon request.
Add this copy of Skippy Dies to cart. $115.40, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Hamish Hamilton.
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