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His Illegal SelfPeter Carey

His Illegal Self

2008288 pages
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Seven-year-old Che Selkirk was raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. The son of radical student activists at Harvard in the late sixties, Che has grown up with the hope that one day his parents will come back for him. So when a woman arrives at his front door and whisks him away to the jungles of Queensland, he is confronted with the most important questions of his life: Who is his real mother? Did he know his real father? And if all he suspects is true, what should he do? In this artful tale of a young boy's journey, His Illegal Self lifts your spirit in the most…

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19 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2009
    Vintage Canada · 288 pages · 9780307356574
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    Blackstone Audio Inc. · 9781433209208
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Knopf · 288 pages · 9780307263728
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    Blackstone Audio Inc. · 9781433209215
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9780307268549
  • Other · English · 2015
    Penguin Random House · 288 pages · 9780143573296
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