The Resource The end of the alphabet, C.S. Richardson
The end of the alphabet, C.S. Richardson
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- Summary
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- "Ambrose Zephyr is a contented man. He shares a book-laden Victorian house with his loving wife, Zipper. He owns two suits, one of which he was married in. He is a courageous eater, save for Brussels sprouts. His knowledge of wine is vague and best defined as Napa, good; Australian, better; French, better still. Kir royale is his drink of occasion. For an Englishman, he makes a poor cup of tea. He believes women are quantifiably wiser than men, and would never give Zipper the slightest reason to mistrust him or question his love. Zipper simply describes Ambrose as the only man she has ever loved. Without adjustment."
- "Then, just as he is turning fifty, Ambrose is told by his doctor that he has one month to live. Reeling from the news, he and Zipper embark on a whirlwind expedition to the places he has most loved or has always longed to visit, from A to Z, Amsterdam to Zanzibar. As they travel to Italian piazzas, Turkish baths, and other romantic destinations, all beautifully evoked by the author, Zipper struggles to deal with the grand unfairness of their circumstances as she buoys Ambrose with her gentle affection and humor. Meanwhile, Ambrose reflects on his life, one well lived, and comes to understand that death, like life, will be made bearable by the strength and grace of their devotion."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 119 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385522557
- Label
- The end of the alphabet
- Title
- The end of the alphabet
- Statement of responsibility
- C.S. Richardson
- Subject
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- trueAlphabet
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMen/women relations
- Voyages around the world -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueEmotions
- trueTrips around the world
- trueDeath
- trueMen with terminal illnesses
- Self-realization -- Fiction
- trueArt
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueRomance fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- trueRomantic love
- trueHusband and wife
- trueFriendship
- trueWomen
- truePerception
- trueHome (Concept)
- trueMen
- trueVoyages and travels
- trueMemories
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "Ambrose Zephyr is a contented man. He shares a book-laden Victorian house with his loving wife, Zipper. He owns two suits, one of which he was married in. He is a courageous eater, save for Brussels sprouts. His knowledge of wine is vague and best defined as Napa, good; Australian, better; French, better still. Kir royale is his drink of occasion. For an Englishman, he makes a poor cup of tea. He believes women are quantifiably wiser than men, and would never give Zipper the slightest reason to mistrust him or question his love. Zipper simply describes Ambrose as the only man she has ever loved. Without adjustment."
- "Then, just as he is turning fifty, Ambrose is told by his doctor that he has one month to live. Reeling from the news, he and Zipper embark on a whirlwind expedition to the places he has most loved or has always longed to visit, from A to Z, Amsterdam to Zanzibar. As they travel to Italian piazzas, Turkish baths, and other romantic destinations, all beautifully evoked by the author, Zipper struggles to deal with the grand unfairness of their circumstances as she buoys Ambrose with her gentle affection and humor. Meanwhile, Ambrose reflects on his life, one well lived, and comes to understand that death, like life, will be made bearable by the strength and grace of their devotion."--BOOK JACKET
- Summary
- Reeling from the news that his doctor is giving him only one month to live, fifty-year-old Ambrose Zephyr and his loving wife, Zipper, embark on a whirlwind tour from A to Z of all the places he has ever loved or has ever wanted to visit
- Award
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Caribbean and Canada: Best First Book, 2008.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 163030
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Richardson, C. S
- Dewey number
- 823.92
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Self-realization
- Voyages around the world
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The end of the alphabet, C.S. Richardson
- Link
- Control code
- 000041056606
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 119 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385522557
- Lccn
- 2006036823
- Label
- The end of the alphabet, C.S. Richardson
- Link
- Control code
- 000041056606
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 119 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385522557
- Lccn
- 2006036823
Subject
- trueAlphabet
- trueArt
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueDeath
- trueEmotions
- trueFriendship
- trueHome (Concept)
- trueHusband and wife
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMemories
- trueMen
- trueMen with terminal illnesses
- trueMen/women relations
- truePerception
- truePsychological fiction
- trueRomance fiction
- trueRomantic love
- Self-realization -- Fiction
- trueTrips around the world
- trueVoyages and travels
- Voyages around the world -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueWomen
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