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His Illegal Self

Peter Carey

2008271 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2008
first published
  • 2008Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780307268549
  • 2008Random House Canada · 271 pages · ENGISBN 9780307263728
  • 2009Vintage Canada · 288 pagesISBN 9780307356574
  • 2008Blackstone Audio Inc. · ENGISBN 9781433209208
  • 2008Blackstone Audio Inc. · ENGISBN 9781433209215
  • 2008Blackstone Audio Inc. · ENGISBN 9781433209222

Seven-year-old Che Selkirk was raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. The son of radical student activists at Harvard in the late sixties, Che has grown up with the hope that one day his parents will come back for him. So when a woman arrives at his front door and whisks him away to the jungles of Queensland, he is confronted with the most important questions of his life: Who is his real mother? Did he know his real father? And if all he suspects is true, what should he do? In this artful tale of a young boy's journey, His Illegal Self lifts your spirit in the most unexpected way.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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