The Elephant is Bradford, and 'a dream of a department store at the top of a hill so vertiginously steep it seems the whole building must break loose and roll down at any moment'. It is a man in the death business, and it is also his son, a self-confessed fantasist and liar who is named after a cricket field. It is about George Gershwin and The Beatles and a bonfire on the beach. About sleeping in coffins, Tetley bitter-men, the evil Schenk, a jar of pickled birds, cycling to Blackpool and back in 1931 and, fifty years ...
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The Elephant is Bradford, and 'a dream of a department store at the top of a hill so vertiginously steep it seems the whole building must break loose and roll down at any moment'. It is a man in the death business, and it is also his son, a self-confessed fantasist and liar who is named after a cricket field. It is about George Gershwin and The Beatles and a bonfire on the beach. About sleeping in coffins, Tetley bitter-men, the evil Schenk, a jar of pickled birds, cycling to Blackpool and back in 1931 and, fifty years later, 'sprinting down the prom at Scarborough acting how Fred Trueman put the frighteners on the Indians', had them 0 for 4 old man, oops, there goes another bouncer'. The Elephant has a dangerous wardrobe and a pearl lost in a game of marbles. It has a suave bad man called Charlie Laughton and a mad one called Twiggy Fawcett 'who carried no flesh on his bones and whose skeletal frame stalked moonilt cemetries with a spade filling in graves which had been dug in advance.; It is about versions of the truth, the mystery of names, sexual hysteria and a fear of not-feeling; about myths of family, of seduction, and of provincial England. Most of all, perhaps, it is about emotional change, and about going to see the elephant, and that in tuhnr is a story of the relationship between a son, Headingly, and his prodigal father, Jack Hamer.
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Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $4.88, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Jonathan Cape.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $9.45, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 0224030051.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $12.40, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Turtle Bay Books .
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $19.65, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hadley, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Turtle Bay Books.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $10.51, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House, Inc.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $16.50, like new condition, Sold by Book Lover's Warehouse rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Watauga, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House, Inc.
Add this copy of Elephant to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book House - Saint Louis rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from St. Louis, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Random House of Canada, Limited.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $26.00, very good condition, Sold by Bungalow Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House.
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0679407251. Signed by Rayner on the title page. A spot of rubbing to the front board. In this novel, a womanizer employed as an undertaker in the North England city of Bradford, embezzles a sizable amount of money in empty coffins, fakes his own death and returns home 16 years later to the astonishment of his grown son. By the author of the true crime memoir, The Blue Suit.; 289 pages; Signed by Author.
Add this copy of The Elephant to cart. $27.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Turtle Bay.
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Fine. Advanced. Readers. Fine in wrappers. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
