The Gates of Ivory by Margaret Drabble

The Gates of Ivoryis a vibrant, mesmerizing novel that juxtaposes the cynical, sophisticated realm of London against the dreaded world of the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot’s Cambodia. In London, psychiatrist Liz Headleand receives an unexpected package, containing, among other things, a laundry bill from a hotel in Bangkok, old newspaper clippings, and two human finger bones. She recognizes the handwriting as that of Stephen Cox, who has been travelling in the Far East. With the help of her friends, Liz goes in search of the man who might once have been her lover, and gradually we learn of Stephen’s difficult pilgrimage, from Thailand to Vietnam and, finally, Cambodia. Disturbing, wryly humorous, and deeply affecting,The Gates of Ivorybrings two very different worlds into uneasy proximity, and the result is potent. This 1992 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780771028618 SKU: 1442707 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1442707
Location: Fiction