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TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT Graham Greene ~ Vintage PB 1974
$6.95
Softcover now protected with a clear adhesive cover, scattered foxing, pages are otherwise unmarked.
265 pages, 18 x 11 cms, Penguin Books, 1974. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-10: 0140032215
Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his old aunt for the first time in over 50 years. She persuades him to travel with her. Through his aunt, a veteran of Europe's hotel bedrooms, Henry joins a shiftless, twilight society coming alive after a dull suburban lifetime.
All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time) OR NOLLAMARA (school hours), or will post. To see all my current listings, click on my name: Riverdancer.
265 pages, 18 x 11 cms, Penguin Books, 1974. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-10: 0140032215
Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his old aunt for the first time in over 50 years. She persuades him to travel with her. Through his aunt, a veteran of Europe's hotel bedrooms, Henry joins a shiftless, twilight society coming alive after a dull suburban lifetime.
All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time) OR NOLLAMARA (school hours), or will post. To see all my current listings, click on my name: Riverdancer.
- Date Listed:11/02/2021
- Last Edited:11/02/2021
- Condition:Used
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