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Leon can do anything with plants. Tending his precious cargo of tropical trees and flowers while Europe sinks into hell just after World War II, he never leaves his beautiful palm-house, because of a near-fatal lung illness. Hamilton-Paterson won the Whitbread First Novel Award for "Gerontius".

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Griefwork by James Hamilton-Paterson

Leon can do anything with plants. Tending his precious cargo of tropical trees and flowers while Europe sinks into hell just after World War II, he never leaves his beautiful palm-house, because of a near-fatal lung illness. Hamilton-Paterson won the Whitbread First Novel Award for "Gerontius".
James Hamilton-Paterson is one of Britain's most distinguished-and reclusive-writers. A travel writer, memoirist, poet, and award-winning novelist, Hamilton-Paterson is also an accomplished musician. His novel Gerontius won a Whitbread Prize and his many books include the bestselling Empire of the Clouds, Marked for Death and Music: Stories. He now lives in Austria.
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ISBN 13 9780099809609
ISBN 10 0099809605
Title Griefwork
Author James Hamilton-Paterson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1994-05-19
Number of pages 250
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.