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Pickup
Pickup
Author: Nadine Gordimer
When Julie Summers's car breaks down on a sleazy street in a South African city, a young Arab mechanic named Abdu comes to her aid. Their attraction to one another is fueled by different motives. Julie is in rebellion against her wealthy background and her father; Abdu, an illegal immigrant, is desperate to avoid deportation to his impoverished ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780606296090
ISBN-10: 0606296093
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Publisher: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Book Type: Turtleback
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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The setting is Africa. The characters are a women from a privilaged class and a man who is an illegal immigrant. This is a book for anyone interested in the Arab world and culture. It is the story of the evolution of an unlikely relationship.
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