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Book Overview
Contemplating the history of his family's respected English pottery company in light of the modern world, Digby Walton hopes to pass the company down to his son, who wishes for nothing more than to play the trumpet for his jazz band. By the author of The School of Night and The Lightning Cage.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:031232779X
ISBN13:9780312327798
Release Date:June 2004
Publisher:Thomas Dunne Books
Length:378 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.8" x 8.7"
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Unbeatable, and Just About Perfect!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is a beautifully done mini-generation saga of 2 English families, one with old money in the English Chinaware trade, the other a 1960's acting/photo divorced couple. Both have male offspring with interests completely different than the parents:jazz trumpet, and Anarchistic politics. Any short summary does this book a severe injustice, but this is also a novel of ideas: music, industry and commerce, the English countryside and resort scene, collecting and finance, and so on. Just a Fine book deserving of much attention!
Wall's best yet
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is a fine, complex novel by an outstandingly good writer. He deals with a whole variety of ideas including Western materialism, the collecting instinct and the function of the artist. I read this twice and will read it again soon.
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