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An Amazon Best Book of April 2015: A portrait of childhood friendship, family and loss by the award winning and best-selling author, Per Petterson. I Refuse is quiet and devastating, told with spare prose that whisks you back to childhood, “when the whole world seeped in through your skin.” After thirty five years of estrangement, childhood best friends Tommy and Jim unexpectedly encounter one another in middle age. What unfolds is the history of their friendship – from their youthful antics in a small Norwegian town, to the dissolution of Tommy’s family when the authorities separate him and his siblings, to a cold winter night on a frozen lake that forever changes their relationship. Haunting and stark, Petterson’s passages linger: the tumult of Tommy’s family being ripped apart is razor sharp and the crack in the ice reverberates long after you’ve finished reading. I Refuse is a story of friendship that is familiar, psychologically charged and heartbreaking. --Al Woodworth
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Book Description Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # GRP90575517
Book Description Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 5995191-6
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007486334
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Two men meet by accident on a bridge early one morning. Once they were best friends but Tommy and Jim havent seen each other for 35 years. Back then, Tommy and his sister were abandoned by their mother and later by their abusive father, and Jim, who lived alone with his religious mother, went to high school and became a socialist. Then one winter, Jim started to doubt whether he was deserving of the friendship. Now Jim is standing on the bridge, fishing, when Tommy drives by in his expensive new Mercedes. I Refuse follows both men during the course of the fateful day that follows. Per Pettersons outstanding new novel is broader in scope than many of his previous novels, but as powerful and moving as anything he has ever written. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR008850215
Book Description Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # GRP90575517
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 17348067-6
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. * PUBLISHER: HARVILL SECKER YEAR:2014 * ISBN/SBN: 9781846557828 * No OF PAGES: 282 * CONDITION: USED - GOOD *OTHER: *PROOF* THE COVER IS RUBBED AND CREASED. THERE IS A RING/CUP INDENTATION ON THE COVER WHICH HAS ALSO INDENTED THE FIRST FEW PAGES OF BOOK. THERE IS A STICKER ON THE BACK COVER. THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE LIGHTLY BUMPED. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THE PAGES ARE GENERALLY CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN INTERESTING BOOK. Seller Inventory # 16.03.2023/DT/312/BOXNW41/RCPG1-3-23