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23%OFFA. J. Cronin - A Pocketful of Rye - 9781447252849 - 9781447252849
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A Pocketful of Rye

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Description for A Pocketful of Rye Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.

The poignant sequel to A Song of Sixpence

The clinic stood high on an Alpine slope. Lush meadows, studded with autumn crocus, sloped steeply down. Across the valley, above the pinewoods, the high peaks were already dusted with snow. Like a toy railway, the line to Davos twisted and turned up along the mountain side.

Laurence Carroll breathed in the pure, clear air. A wonderful place, a not-too-demanding job as resident doctor to the convalescent children flown out from England; it was a million miles from his Scottish childhood, the struggles to qualify and the grinding, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447252849
SKU
9781447252849
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About A. J. Cronin
Born in Cardross, Scotland, AJ Cronin studied at the University of Glasgow. In 1916 he served as a surgeon sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteers Reserve, and at the war's end he completed his medical studies and practiced in South Wales. He was later appointed to the Ministry of Mines, studying the medical problems of the mining industry. He later ... Read more

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