Tobias and the Angel
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: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A haunting and provocative exploration of the American spirit, set against the backdrop of a changing South. In Tobias and the Angel, the legendary Frank Yerby departs from his swashbuckling epics to deliver a complex, modern parable. The story follows Tobias Akers, a man returning to his roots in the deep South, only to find himself entangled in a web of family secrets, racial tension, and the heavy weight of tradition. Tobias is a man searching for identity in a landscape that is both beautiful and brutal, where the ghosts of the past are never truly laid to rest. Accompanying him on this journey is "the Angel"—a figure who is perhaps a literal companion, a manifestation of conscience, or a symbol of the elusive grace Tobias so desperately seeks. Yerby’s masterful prose peels back the layers of Southern society, exposing the raw nerves of a community caught between the old world and the new. In a town where every shadow holds a story and every neighbour carries a grudge, can Tobias find his own truth, or will he be consumed by the very heritage he sought to understand?
Author: Frank Yerby
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Heinemann London
Edition: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A haunting and provocative exploration of the American spirit, set against the backdrop of a changing South. In Tobias and the Angel, the legendary Frank Yerby departs from his swashbuckling epics to deliver a complex, modern parable. The story follows Tobias Akers, a man returning to his roots in the deep South, only to find himself entangled in a web of family secrets, racial tension, and the heavy weight of tradition. Tobias is a man searching for identity in a landscape that is both beautiful and brutal, where the ghosts of the past are never truly laid to rest. Accompanying him on this journey is "the Angel"—a figure who is perhaps a literal companion, a manifestation of conscience, or a symbol of the elusive grace Tobias so desperately seeks. Yerby’s masterful prose peels back the layers of Southern society, exposing the raw nerves of a community caught between the old world and the new. In a town where every shadow holds a story and every neighbour carries a grudge, can Tobias find his own truth, or will he be consumed by the very heritage he sought to understand?