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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Alpha 2 Omega Books.
Picador. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Picador,1997.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Nice and clean pages with a small nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of thr first blank page of the book,a couple of creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.495pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: A group of childhood friends from Australia, the custodians of the title, meet again after their travels and find divisions have opened up between them. Then the discovery of ancient bones at a dried-up lake leads to a high-level battle for land and the custodians are caught in the thick of it.

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Fiction, Against the scarred landscape of contemporary Australia, eight childhood friends seek their individual destinies: Alex, ambitious but melancholy; Cleve, snatched by the state from his parents; Danny, his twin brother, who has spent more of his life in custody than free; Elspeth, the heiress seeking enlightenment; Jane, passionately committed to her art; Josie, dedicated to doing good; Wendy, in search of fun; and Ziggy, the brilliant actor. They are the custodians, but of what, and for whom? From the 1950s to the 1980s, from the South Australian outback to Manhattan's art world and the London stage, from tropical Queensland to Mao's China, The Custodians has an extraordinary reach. It is at once a startling and often comical novel about friendship, love, and betrayal, and an astounding story of struggle and historya history which these eight characters must both embrace and transcend if they are to find reconciliation with the land to which they belong, but which does not belong to them. The Custodians is a triumph of storytelling, a sharp and moving epic from one of Australia's most acclaimed writers. eBook.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Leightonlady3636.
Against the scarred landscape of contemporary Australia, eight childhood friends seek their individual destinies: Alex, ambitious but melancholy; Cleve, snatched by the state from his parents; Danny, his twin brother, who has spent more of his life in custody than free; Elspeth, the heiress seeking enlightenment; Jane, passionately committed to her art; Josie, dedicated to doing good; Wendy, in search of fun; and Ziggy, the brilliant actor. They are the custodians, but of what, and for whom? From the 1950s to the 1980s, from the South Australian outback to Manhattan's art world and the London stage, from tropical Queensland to Mao's China, The Custodians has an extraordinary reach. It is at once a startling and often comical novel about friendship, love, and betrayal, and an astounding story of struggle and history—a history which these eight characters must both embrace and transcend if they are to find reconciliation with the land to which they belong, but which does not belong to them. The Custodians is a triumph of storytelling, a sharp and moving epic from one of Australia's most acclaimed writers. Paperback, Label: Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-09-01, Studio: Allen & Unwin.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, langton_distribution.
Against the scarred landscape of contemporary Australia, eight childhood friends seek their individual destinies: Alex, ambitious but melancholy; Cleve, snatched by the state from his parents; Danny, his twin brother, who has spent more of his life in custody than free; Elspeth, the heiress seeking enlightenment; Jane, passionately committed to her art; Josie, dedicated to doing good; Wendy, in search of fun; and Ziggy, the brilliant actor. They are the custodians, but of what, and for whom? From the 1950s to the 1980s, from the South Australian outback to Manhattan's art world and the London stage, from tropical Queensland to Mao's China, The Custodians has an extraordinary reach. It is at once a startling and often comical novel about friendship, love, and betrayal, and an astounding story of struggle and history—a history which these eight characters must both embrace and transcend if they are to find reconciliation with the land to which they belong, but which does not belong to them. The Custodians is a triumph of storytelling, a sharp and moving epic from one of Australia's most acclaimed writers. Paperback, Label: Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-09-01, Studio: Allen & Unwin.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, PsychoBabel & Skoob Books.
London: Picador, 1997. The d/j has minimal wearing as it has been well looked after. The text is clean, bright and tight.. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

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contemporary,domestic life,literary,literature and fiction,women's fiction, In the scarred landscape of contemporary Australia, eight childhood friends seek their individual destinies: Alex, ambitious but melancholy; Cleve, snatched by the state from his Aboriginal parents; Danny, his twin brother, who has spent more of his life in custody than free; Elspeth, the heiress seeking enlightenment; Jane, passionately committed to her art; Josie, dedicated to doing good; Wendy, in search of fun; and Ziggy, the brilliant actor. These are the custodians, but of what, and of whom?From the 1950s through the 1980s; from the outback to the heights of Manhattan's art world to the London stage; from the tropical Queensland to Mao's China. . . such is the scope of The Custodians. It is at once a startling and an often comical novel about friendship, love, and betrayal; and an astounding story of struggle and history - a history which these eight characters must both embrace and transcend if they are to find reconciliation with the land to which they belong, but which does not belong to them.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, awesomebooksusa.
Against the scarred landscape of contemporary Australia, eight childhood friends seek their individual destinies: Alex, ambitious but melancholy; Cleve, snatched by the state from his parents; Danny, his twin brother, who has spent more of his life in custody than free; Elspeth, the heiress seeking enlightenment; Jane, passionately committed to her art; Josie, dedicated to doing good; Wendy, in search of fun; and Ziggy, the brilliant actor. They are the custodians, but of what, and for whom? From the 1950s to the 1980s, from the South Australian outback to Manhattan's art world and the London stage, from tropical Queensland to Mao's China, The Custodians has an extraordinary reach. It is at once a startling and often comical novel about friendship, love, and betrayal, and an astounding story of struggle and history—a history which these eight characters must both embrace and transcend if they are to find reconciliation with the land to which they belong, but which does not belong to them. The Custodians is a triumph of storytelling, a sharp and moving epic from one of Australia's most acclaimed writers. Hardcover, Format: Import, Label: Picador, Picador, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1997, Studio: Picador, Verkaufsrang: 16615644.

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Fiction, The Custodians, A brilliantly vivid tapestry of the Australian predicament, rich in possibility, but shot through with accident and revelation. Through it all breathes the ancient reality of the land: its red earth and bright air painted with the sure hand of a master.' - Simon Schama, eBook.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Text and Margin Booksellers.
London, United Kingdom: Picador (Macmillan), 1997. Soft Cover. Near Fine. NF/na. Light edge wear, and light rubbing. First UK Edition. ARC/Proof. "Advance Reading Copy". B&W Pictorial Wraps.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Revaluation Books [2134736], Exeter, United Kingdom.
504 pages. 8.90x5.98x1.57 inches. In Stock.