The Dickinson Papers by Mark Ragg
A priceless exhibition of the papers of poet Emily Dickinson goes missing on arrivial in Sydney. Jock, a lonely single father who loves poems, books and stories of all kinds, starts to follow the newspaper articles about the theft, and finds himself increasingly drawn to the mysterious and brilliant Lola, the curator of the exhibition.
Both nursing wounded hearts and damaged lives, slowly they begin to reach out to each other through letters, emails and occasional encounters.
When the police start receiving clues from the thief - marked on Sydney road maps - Jock find himself drawn into the hunt. But in a city with a story on every street corner, can he tell the hints from the red herrings in time to find the exhibition and win Lola's heart?
A quirky and engaging novel, 'The Dickinson Papers' is at once a modern love story, a tribute to a great poet and a love letter to the city of Sydney.
Format: Paperback | 336 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 2.3 | 528g
Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006
Publisher: Random House Australia
Imprint: Vintage Books
Publication City/Country: Milsons Point, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w maps
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1741665590
ISBN13: 9781741665598
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including very, very minor scuff marks, and minor creasing on the top-right corner of the front cover, and a very minor crease on the bottom-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. The first page in the book has been ripped out, which in no way compromises the legibility or understanding of the text. No other missing pages.