Birthstone
by D. M. Thomas
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Writer and translator D. M. Thomas was born in Cornwall, England on January 27, 1935. He graduated with First Class Honours in English from New College, Oxford and became a teacher. In 1979, he became a full-time author and his best-known work is The White Hotel. His works also include memoirs, poetry and translations of Pushkin and Anna show more Akhmatova. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Birthstone
- Original title
- Birthstone
- Original publication date
- 1980
- Important places
- Cornwall, England, UK
- Epigraph
- [None]
- Dedication
- This novel is dedicated to Elizabeth Ashworth, friend and fellow poet, who collaborated with me in the first stages of composition, until pressure of other work compelled her to withdraw. I gladly take this opportunity to tha... (show all)nk her for her creative contribution to the embryonic stages of Birthstone.
D.M.T. - First words
- My elderly companion was in some distress, and I offered her my Daily Mail to fan herself with.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The girl, who was in profile, glanced in my direction and noticed me, and in her brief but generous and gentle smile, barely a tilting at the corners of her lips before she turned away again, I recognized Lola.
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- English
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