Beggar Maid, The (Winner Of The Man Booker Intnl Prize 2009)
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Description: Born into the back streets of a small Canadian town, Rose battled incessantly with her practical and shrewd step-mother, Flo, who cowed her with tales of her own past and warnings of the dangerous world outside. But Rose was ambitious - she won a scholarship and left for Toronto where she married Patrick. She was his Beggar Maid, 'meek and voluptuous, with her shy white feet', and he ...
Description: Born into the back streets of a small Canadian town, Rose battled incessantly with her practical and shrewd step-mother, Flo, who cowed her with tales of her own past and warnings of the dangerous world outside. But Rose was ambitious - she won a scholarship and left for Toronto where she married Patrick. She was his Beggar Maid, 'meek and voluptuous, with her shy white feet', and he was her knight, content to sit and adore her...
Author Biography:
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2013
Acclaimed author of one novel and several collections of stories, winner of the WH Smith Award, The Man Booker International Prize 2009 &
the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award in her native Canada.
'The greatest living short story writer' A. S. Byatt, Sunday Times
Author Biography:
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2013
Acclaimed author of one novel and several collections of stories, winner of the WH Smith Award, The Man Booker International Prize 2009 &
the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award in her native Canada.
'The greatest living short story writer' A. S. Byatt, Sunday Times
| Autor | Munro, Alice (Winner Of The Nobel Prize In Literature) |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 1996 |
| Kirjastus | Random House Inc |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 210 |
| Pikkus | 210 |
| Laius | 210 |
| Keel | American English |
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