2007, ISBN: 9780571211784

First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition. Dust jacket is in very good condition but is taped to prevent signs of shelf wear. Please see photos. Seller will care… Mehr…

First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition. Dust jacket is in very good condition but is taped to prevent signs of shelf wear. Please see photos. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it via USPS Priority with tracking."Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last."This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature--along with "Call me Ishmael." Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe with a transcendent heroine at its center who will be every bit as memorable as Captain Ahab.Ahab's Wife is a novel on a grand scale that can legitimately be called a masterpiece: beautifully written, filled with humanity and wisdom, rich in historical detail, authentic and evocative. Melville's spirit informs every page of her tour de force.Una Spenser's marriage to Captain Ahab is certainly a crucial element in the narrative of Ahab's Wife, but the story covers vastly more territory. After a spellbinding opening scene, the tale flashes back to Una's childhood in Kentucky; her idyllic adolescence with her aunt and uncle's family at a lighthouse near New Bedford; her adventures disguised as a cabin boy on a whaling ship; her first marriage to a fellow survivor who descends into violent madness; courtship and marriage to Ahab; life as mother and a rich captain's wife in Nantucket; involvement with Frederick Douglass; and a man who is in Nantucket researching his novel about his adventures on her ex-husband's ship.Ahab's Wife is a breathtaking, magnificent, and uplifting story of one woman's spiritual journey, informed by the spirit of the greatest American novel, but taking it beyond tragedy to redemptive triumph."Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last."This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature--along with "Call me Ishmael." Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe with a transcendent heroine at its center who will be every bit as memorable as Captain Ahab.Ahab's Wife is a novel on a grand scale that can legitimately be called a masterpiece: beautifully written, filled with humanity and wisdom, rich in historical detail, authentic and evocative. Melville's spirit informs every page of her tour de force.Una Spenser's marriage to Captain Ahab is certainly a crucial element in the narrative of Ahab's Wife, but the story covers vastly more territory. After a spellbinding opening scene, the tale flashes back to Una's childhood in Kentucky; her idyllic adolescence with her aunt and uncle's family at a lighthouse near New Bedford; her adventures disguised as a cabin boy on a whaling ship; her first marriage to a fellow survivor who descends into violent madness; courtship and marriage to Ahab; life as mother and a rich captain's wife in Nantucket; involvement with Frederick Douglass; and a man who is in Nantucket researching his novel about his adventures on her ex-husband's ship.Ahab's Wife is a breathtaking, magnificent, and uplifting story of one woman's spiritual journey, informed by the spirit of the greatest American novel, but taking it beyond tragedy to redemptive triumph."Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last."This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature--along with "Call me Ishmael." Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe with a transcendent heroine at its center who will be every bit as memorable as Captain Ahab.Ahab's Wife is a novel on a grand scale that can legitimately be called a masterpiece: beautifully written, filled with humanity and wisdom, rich in historical detail, authentic and evocative. Melville's spirit informs every page of her tour de force.Una Spenser's marriage to Captain Ahab is certainly a crucial element in the narrative of Ahab's Wife, but the story covers vastly more territory. After a spellbinding opening scene, the tale flashes back to Una's childhood in Kentucky; her idyllic adolescence with her aunt and uncle's family at a lighthouse near New Bedford; her adventures disguised as a cabin boy on a whaling ship; her first marriage to a fellow survivor who descends into violent madness; courtship and marriage to Ahab; life as mother and a rich captain's wife in Nantucket; involvement with Frederick Douglass; and a man who is in Nantucket researching his novel about his adventures on her ex-husband's ship.Ahab's Wife is a breathtaking, magnificent, and uplifting story of one woman's spiritual journey, informed by the spirit of the greatest American novel, but taking it beyond tragedy to redemptive triumph., William Morrow, 1999, 4, Faber & Faber. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, light shelfwear to extremities. DJ in very good condition with light rubbing. . Very Good. Hardcover. 2007., Faber & Faber, 2007, 3<

2006, ISBN: 057121178X

[EAN: 9780571211784], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Farrar Straus and Giroux], SALEWICZ, CHRIS, FARRAR STRAUS AND GIROUX, REDEMPTION SONG: THE BALLAD OF JOE STRUMMER BY CHRIS, Immed… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571211784], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Farrar Straus and Giroux], SALEWICZ, CHRIS, FARRAR STRAUS AND GIROUX, REDEMPTION SONG: THE BALLAD OF JOE STRUMMER BY CHRIS, Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> The Clash was--and still is--one of the most important groups of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Indebted to rockabilly, reggae, Memphis soul, cowboy justice, and '60s protest, the overtly political band railed against war, racism, and a dead-end economy, and in the process imparted a conscience to punk. Their eponymous first record and London Calling still rank in Rolling Stone's top-ten best albums of all time, and in 2003 they were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joe Strummer was the Clash's front man, a rock-and-roll hero seen by many as the personification of outlaw integrity and street cool. The political heart of the Clash, Strummer synthesized gritty toughness and poetic sensitivity in a manner that still resonates with listeners, and his untimely death in December 2002 shook the world, further solidifying his iconic status.Music journalist Chris Salewicz was a friend to Strummer for close to three decades and has covered the Clash's career and the entire punk movement from i, Books<

2006, ISBN: 057121178X

[EAN: 9780571211784], Used, good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: Farrar Straus and Giroux], May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with t… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571211784], Used, good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: Farrar Straus and Giroux], May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers., Books<

2006, ISBN: 057121178X

[EAN: 9780571211784], Used, very good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: Faber & Faber, United States], CHRIS SALEWICZ REDEMPTION SONG THE BALLAD OF JOE STRUMMER, The book has been read, but is in excellen… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571211784], Used, very good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: Faber & Faber, United States], CHRIS SALEWICZ REDEMPTION SONG THE BALLAD OF JOE STRUMMER, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2006, ISBN: 057121178X

[EAN: 9780571211784], Used, very good, [SC: 11.82], [PU: Farrar Straus and Giroux], Independent family-run bookstore for over 50 years! Buy with confidence! Book is in very good condition… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571211784], Used, very good, [SC: 11.82], [PU: Farrar Straus and Giroux], Independent family-run bookstore for over 50 years! Buy with confidence! Book is in very good condition with minimal signs of use, Books<