The wedding of billionaire Adam Bloch and Maisie Maclaren is the event of the year in Clement's Cove, Maine-a town in which the mansion-like 'cottages' of the summering elite sit side-by-side with the modest homes of working-class locals. Adam, a shy, tentative man with a terrible tragedy in his past, has, at fifty-four, reached the moment in his life when he feels he is finally ready to live-and yet he doesn't quite know what to do with himself. When Maisie asks for a lap pool so she can strengthen her body, debilitated by ...
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The wedding of billionaire Adam Bloch and Maisie Maclaren is the event of the year in Clement's Cove, Maine-a town in which the mansion-like 'cottages' of the summering elite sit side-by-side with the modest homes of working-class locals. Adam, a shy, tentative man with a terrible tragedy in his past, has, at fifty-four, reached the moment in his life when he feels he is finally ready to live-and yet he doesn't quite know what to do with himself. When Maisie asks for a lap pool so she can strengthen her body, debilitated by years of Hodgkin's disease, Adam approaches his neighbour with a generous offer to buy the plot of land on which her trailer sits to make room for the pool. She refuses, and a chain of events is set in motion that pits Adam against his neighbours, the new rich against those scraping by, outsider against old-timer, in an escalating struggle that can only end in catastrophe.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. A1-An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition. Taut, startling, and dramatic, Adam the King depicts the inexorability of fate against the backdrop of the money-mad '90s, the emptiness of raging ambition and the fallout of the drift toward conservative politics and values. 8.25"x5.25", 212 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Used; Very Good. Haus Publishing. Used; Very Good. Haus Publishing 2010 Paperback. This book is in excellent condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Spine is uncreased. Cover has no rips or creases. Book Condition: Very Good. 2010. TRADE PAPERBACK.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'To Steve from the Class of 66 to now. Good wishes' by the author on the title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket and book are fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 212 p. Audience: General/trade. By the Writers Guild of America Award-winning TV writer and producer ('Hill Street Blues') and author of 'Land of Cockaigne' and 'The Conference of the Birds'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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