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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
Publication date September 19, 1996
Pages 448
Binding Paperback
Edition New
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780747526971
ISBN-10 0747526974
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $13.40
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
New Egypt is a village somewhere in the south of England. A village that nobody has ever left. Peach, the sadistic chief of police, makes sure of that. Then, one misty morning, a young couple secretly set their baby son Moses afloat on the river, in a basket made of rushes.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: New Egypt is a village somewhere in the south of England. A village that nobody has ever left. Peach, the sadistic chief of police, makes sure of that. Then, one misty morning, a young couple secretly set their baby son Moses afloat on the river, in a basket made of rushes. Years later, Moses is living above a nightclub, mixing with drug-dealers, thieves and topless waitresses. He knows nothing about his past - but it is catching up with him nevertheless, and it threatens to put his life in danger. Terror, magic and farce all have a part to play as the worlds of Peach and Moses slowly converge.

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780689119576
 
from Atheneum (March 1, 1988)
9780689119576 | details & prices | List price $19.95
About: Twenty-four years after escaping from a village outside London where a vigilant police force--headed by the sinister Inspector Peach--prevents inhabitants from leaving, Moses Highness must once again meet his adversary
Paperback
Book cover for 9780747526971 Book cover for 9780747542100
 
New edition from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (January 1, 1999)
9780747542100 | details & prices | 448 pages | List price $12.45
About: Moses Highness, a habitue of the clubs and all-night parties of London in the 1980s, is searching for his past.
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (September 19, 1996)
9780747526971 | details & prices | 448 pages | List price $13.40
About: New Egypt is a village somewhere in the south of England.

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