'I was reading about the end of the universe when I got a text message from my friend Libby . . .' If Kelsey Newman's theory about the end of time is true, we are all going to live forever. But for Meg - locked in a hopeless relationship and with a deadline long-gone for a book that she can't write - this thought fills her with dread. Meg is lost in a labyrinth of her own devising. But could there be an important connection between a wild beast living on Dartmoor, a ship in a bottle, the science of time, a knitting ...
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'I was reading about the end of the universe when I got a text message from my friend Libby . . .' If Kelsey Newman's theory about the end of time is true, we are all going to live forever. But for Meg - locked in a hopeless relationship and with a deadline long-gone for a book that she can't write - this thought fills her with dread. Meg is lost in a labyrinth of her own devising. But could there be an important connection between a wild beast living on Dartmoor, a ship in a bottle, the science of time, a knitting pattern for the shape of the universe and the Cottingley Fairies? Or is her life just one long chain of coincidences? Smart, entrancing and buzzing with big ideas, Our Tragic Universe is a book about how relationships are created and destroyed, and how a story might just save your life.
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Add this copy of Our Tragic Universe to cart. $15.08, good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Canongate Books Ltd.
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Add this copy of Our Tragic Universe to cart. $25.43, very good condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Canongate Books.
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Very good. No Dj as issued. VGC plus. Canongate Books, 2010. First UK edition-first printing. Pictorial hardback(two small nicks and scratch on the edges of the spine) in VGC plus, no Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with a b/w map. The book is as new but missing the last blank page of the book.428pp.
Add this copy of Our Tragic Universe to cart. $31.97, very good condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Canongate Books.
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Near fine. No Dj cover as issued. Near fine condition. Canongate Books, 2010. First UK edition-first printing. Pictorial hardback(two small nicks on the edges of the spine) in near fine condition, no Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with a b/w map. Nice and clean pages with two small nicks on the outer edges, two small marks on the edges of the pages.428pp.
Add this copy of Our Tragic Universe to cart. $38.62, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Canongate Books.
Add this copy of Our Tragic Universe >>>> a Superb Signed & Publication to cart. $41.92, like new condition, Sold by Zeitgeist Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Twickenham, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Canongate.
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Fine. 1st Printing. A fine UK first edition, first printing-no dustjacket (as issued)-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-"If Kelsey Newman's theory about the end of time is true, we are all going to live forever. But for Meg-locked in a dead-end relationship and with a deadline long-gone for a book that she can't write-this thought fills her with dread. Meg is lost in a labyrinth of her own devising. But could there be an important connection between a wild beast living on Dartmoor, a ship in a bottle, the science of time, a knitting pattern for the shape of the universe and the Cottingley Fairies? Or is her life just one long chain of coincidences? "-SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR & DATED: "20th May 2010"-Pictures of the book are available upon request.
Never thought I'd like a book about a writer with relationship problems. The plot screams out boilerplate chick lit. But in OUR TRAGIC UNIVERSE the plot is like a dumb mannequin dressed in a cool coat of philosophy and science. Articulate and funny characters made me care about the mostly commonplace events. "Mostly" commonplace because the story also involves magic, which also would annoy me normally but which the author handles with just the right touch to keep me engaged and "on her side."
