Some Kind Of Grace
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding -tight. Pages - some foxing on prelims and book block.
A quietly devastating work of literary fiction, Some Kind of Grace by Robin Jenkins chronicles the ill-fated journey of three Scottish missionaries into the remote, unforgiving landscape of Afghanistan in search of a young man who has gone missing. Jenkins constructs a morally complex narrative that uncovers the tensions between religious idealism and human frailty, as each character's faith and motivation is tested against the harsh realities of a foreign land. Written with Jenkins's characteristic restraint and psychological precision, the novel presents a sober meditation on guilt, responsibility, and the limits of compassion. The tone is measured yet deeply unsettling, drawing the reader into an atmosphere of creeping dread and moral ambiguity that lingers long after the final page.
Author: Robin Jenkins
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, Macdonald : London
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding -tight. Pages - some foxing on prelims and book block.
A quietly devastating work of literary fiction, Some Kind of Grace by Robin Jenkins chronicles the ill-fated journey of three Scottish missionaries into the remote, unforgiving landscape of Afghanistan in search of a young man who has gone missing. Jenkins constructs a morally complex narrative that uncovers the tensions between religious idealism and human frailty, as each character's faith and motivation is tested against the harsh realities of a foreign land. Written with Jenkins's characteristic restraint and psychological precision, the novel presents a sober meditation on guilt, responsibility, and the limits of compassion. The tone is measured yet deeply unsettling, drawing the reader into an atmosphere of creeping dread and moral ambiguity that lingers long after the final page.