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The Pickup

The Pickup

by NadineGordimer (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

When Julie Summers' car breaks down in a sleazy street, a young Arab garage mechanic comes to her rescue. Out of this meeting develops a friendship that turns to love. But soon, despite his attempts to make the most of Julie's wealthy connections, Abdu is deported from South Africa and Julie insists on going too - but the couple must marry to make the relationship legitimate in the traditional village which is to be their home. Here, whilst Abdu is dedicated to escaping back to the life he has discovered, Julie finds herself slowly drawn in by the charm of her surroundings and new family, creating an unexpected gulf between them ...'As gripping as a thriller and as felt as a love song' IRISH TIMES

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 0747557950
ISBN 13: 9780747557951
Book Overview: Longlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize, a masterly new novel from Nobel Prize Laureate and Booker winner Nadine Gordimer. THE LYING DAYS, A WORLD OF STRANGERS and A GUEST OF HONOUR published alongside. 'A majestic and deeply moving saga ... profound and startling' DAILY MAIL
 Prizes: Winner of The Commonwealth Writer's Prize Best Book Africa 2002.

Media Reviews
'A bittersweet Romeo and Juliet for our cynical age... brilliant and unsettling' The Times; 'Powerful and profound... this intelligent novel is as gripping as a thriller and as felt as a love song' Irish Times
Author Bio
Nadine Gordimer's many novels include THE LYING DAYS, THE CONSERVATIONIST, joint winner of the Booker Prize, BURGER'S DAUGHTER, JULY'S PEOPLE, MY SON'S STORY, NONE TO ACCOMPANY ME and THE HOUSE GUN. Her collections of short stories include SOMETHING OUT THERE and JUMP. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She lives in South Africa.