The Promise Seed

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: University Of Queensland Press
Publisher Place: St Lucia
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: Reprint

Description: 291 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: An elderly man, living alone in the suburbs, thinks back on his lifethe missed opportunities, the shocking betrayals, the rare moments of joy. When his 10-year-old neighbor hides in his garden one afternoon, they begin an unexpected friendship that gives them a reprieve from their individual struggles. The boy, left to his own devices by his mother, finds solace in gardening and playing chess with his new friend, who is still battling the demons of his past. When a sinister figure enters the boys life, he has to choose between his burgeoning friendship and blood ties. Can the old man protect the boy he has come to knowand redeem the boy he once was A poignant novel by a fresh new voice, The Promise Seed will linger long after the last page is turned.

ISBN: 9780702253751