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Landing gear : a novel / by Kate Pullinger.
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.
- Copyright: ©2014.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Anne Green Award, 2014 - winner |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Fort St. James Public Library | PUL (Text) | 35196001009351 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | In transit | - |
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