This is How

M. J. Hyland

earliest edition we have, 2009 Canongate Books, 2009 ebook

When his fiance breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves into a boarding house in a remote seaside town. But in spite of his hopes and determination to build a better life, nothing goes to plan and Patrick is soon driven to take a desperate and chilling course of action. This is How is a mesmerising and meticulously drawn portrait of a man whose unease in the world leads to his tragic undoing...

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Editions we hold

This Is How edition · 2010 · Canongate Books · 9781847673831
This is How ebook · 2009 · Canongate Books · 9781847677723
This is how edition · 2009 · Canongate · 376 pages · 9781847673824
This Is How edition · 2009 · Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9780802197665
This is how edition · 2009 · Black Cat · 377 pages · 9780802170620
This is how edition · 2009 · W F Howes Ltd. · 456 pages · 9781407442280

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