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Landing gear : a novel / by Kate Pullinger.

Pullinger, Kate, (author.).

Summary:

Pakistani migrant worker Yacub is desperate to escape the poverty and violence of Karachi. That's how he ends up falling out of the landing gear of an airplane as it makes its way over London. He lands on the rooftop of Harriet's car. His survival is miraculous on a number of levels; not only does he survive the fall but he also effects a profound change in Harriet's family.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385681223 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 0385681224 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 286 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Anchor Canada edition.
  • Publisher: [Toronto] : Anchor Canada, 2015.

Content descriptions

Awards Note:
Anne Green Award, 2014 - winner
Subject: Families > Fiction.
Life change events > Fiction.
Loneliness > Fiction.
Pakistanis > Great Britain > Fiction.
Stowaways > Fiction.
Transcontinental flights > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fort St. James Public Library PUL (Text) 35196001009351 Adult Fiction Volume hold In transit -

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