Nilus Moore, a young Irish boy, lives with his father in their decaying, shambolic house. Haunted by the death of his mother, he escapes the chaos outside in the refuge of his room where he plays obsessively with an enormous matt-black jigsaw, its orderly perfection an answer to his loss. His garlic-chewing father has taken to his bed with a bottle of brandy, oblivious of his own brother's plans to demolish his already crumbling house. As the rest of his world seems to tumble around him, Nilus has to struggle to keep his ...
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Nilus Moore, a young Irish boy, lives with his father in their decaying, shambolic house. Haunted by the death of his mother, he escapes the chaos outside in the refuge of his room where he plays obsessively with an enormous matt-black jigsaw, its orderly perfection an answer to his loss. His garlic-chewing father has taken to his bed with a bottle of brandy, oblivious of his own brother's plans to demolish his already crumbling house. As the rest of his world seems to tumble around him, Nilus has to struggle to keep his home - and his sanity - from falling apart.
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Add this copy of Disturbance to cart. $15.15, good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes * Very good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition. A.P. Watt ltd literary agency label on ffep. Slight hint of stain to verso dust jacket bottom edge.
Add this copy of Disturbance to cart. $500.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. A trifle bumped at the foot of the spine else fine in fine dustwrapper with slight smudging over the ISBN label. Signed by the author, his first book. Scarce in this condition. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
