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Train by Pete Dexter. First Edition ( Hardcover )

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Item specifics

Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“GoodA book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Personalize
No
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Personalized
No
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
ISBN
9780385505918
Book Title
Train
Item Length
9.5in
Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Publication Year
2003
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Pete Dexter
Genre
Fiction
Topic
General, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Product Information

Los Angeles, 1953. Lionel Walk is a young black caddy at Brookline, the oldest, most exclusive country club in the city, where he is known by the nickname "Train." A troubled, keenly intelligent kid with no particular interest in his own prodigious talent for the game, he keeps his head down and his mouth shut as he navigates his way between the careless hostility of his "totes" and the explosive brutality of the other caddies. Miller Packard, a sergeant with the San Diego police department, first appears on the boy's horizon as a distracted gambler, bored with ordinary risks. Train names him the "Mile-Away Man" as they walk off the first tee, and even months later, when they have become partners of a sort and are winning high-stakes matches against golf hustlers all over the country, the Mile-Away Man is a puzzle to Train, remote and intimate, impulsive and thoughtful, often all at the same time. Packard is also a puzzle to Norah Still, the beautiful lone survivor of a terrifying yacht hijacking, who is both aroused and repulsed by his violent and detached manner at the crime scene. Packard himself feels no such ambiguity. He is unequivocally drawn to Norah and perhaps to what has happened to her and an odd, volatile triangle takes shape, Packard pulling the other two relentlessly into deeper water, away from what is safe. With his trademark economy of style, Dexter brings these characters to life in their most reckless, vulnerable moments, stripping away words and manners until all that is left is the basic human pulse.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0385505914
ISBN-13
9780385505918
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2351554

Product Key Features

Book Title
Train
Author
Pete Dexter
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3554.E95t73 2003
Reviews
Praise for Pete Dexter "What deepens and darkens [Dexter's] writing, so that art is the precise word to describe it, is a powerful understanding that character rules, that we live with our weaknesses and die of our strengths." -John Skow,Time "One of the greatest American writers… a storyteller who cuts straight to the nerve." -Scott L. Turow "Dexter is a writer who cuts to the bone." -People "Dexter is a master of colloquial poetry, of moods revealed through gestures and settings." -Playboy "Dexter's strongest suit is his exquisite understanding of the finely meshed engines of greed, appetite, and interest…." -New York Times Book Review, Praise for Pete Dexter "What deepens and darkens [Dexter's] writing, so that art is the precise word to describe it, is a powerful understanding that character rules, that we live with our weaknesses and die of our strengths." -John Skow, Time "One of the greatest American writers… a storyteller who cuts straight to the nerve." -Scott L. Turow "Dexter is a writer who cuts to the bone." -People "Dexter is a master of colloquial poetry, of moods revealed through gestures and settings." -Playboy "Dexter's strongest suit is his exquisite understanding of the finely meshed engines of greed, appetite, and interest…." - New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-051946
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Dewey Edition
22

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