Going West

Author: Maurice Gee

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  • : $45.00 NZD
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  • : 9780670849970
  • : Penguin Books
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  • : 01 August 1992
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  • : 39.95
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  • : Maurice Gee
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  • : hardback with dustjacket
  • : first editon
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Local Description

For all the promise of his name, Jack Skeat cannot be a poet. His friend Rex Petley - eel-catcher, girl-chaser, motorbike rider - takes that prize. Is he also a murderer? And why, forty years later, does he drown out on the Gulf? Jack has to find out, and is drawn to examine their lives. Going Westhas long been regarded as one of the most autobiographical of Maurice Gee's novels. 

This copy is autographed by Maurice Gee.

Description

For all the promise of his name, Jack Skeat cannot be a poet. His friend Rex Petley - eel-catcher, girl-chaser, motorbike rider - takes that prize. Is he also a murderer? And why, forty years later, does he drown out on the Gulf? Jack has to find out, and is drawn to examine their lives. Going Westhas long been regarded as one of the most autobiographical of Maurice Gee's novels. Also available as an eBook

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