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That Elusive Something

That Elusive Something

That Elusive Something

Sam Kates

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Editorial:
Huw Griffiths T/A Sam Kates
Año de edición:
2018
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781912718023
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Paradise isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.Unlucky in love, unlucky in life, Quirke yearns for something more. That indefinable, elusive something.In his role as a prison counsellor he meets Seff, an enigmatic convict who hints at an earthly Paradise, a place where Quirke may find his heart’s desire. When fate and an embittered co-worker conspire to lose Quirke his job, he sets off with his best friend to follow Seff’s vague directions.Concealed by mountains and remote forests in deepest Wales, they stumble across a self-sufficient settlement inhabited by escapees from the pressures of the late twentieth century. When Quirke discovers that they brew their own beer, he feels he has found a way of life that might bring him contentment.But beer’s not the only thing brewing in Paradise... 

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