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Jan 1, 1995 · Swan Boats at Four is perhaps the greatest tour-de-force of unreliable narration I've ever seen, and now that Higgins is no longer with us, most of us won't live to see it surpassed: none of its four central chracters are to be believed, but boy do they talk, at length and rewardingly, in the best and most entertaining Higginsese.
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- George V. Higgins
Aboard a deluxe ocean liner, a middle-aged couple with financial and marital problems is pigeonholed by a charming confidence man with a mission, and the three exchange revealing stories about their lives. Read more. Books with Buzz. Discover the latest buzz-worthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. Explore more.
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- George V. Higgins
Jan 1, 1995 · 2.81. 21 ratings6 reviews. Aboard a deluxe ocean liner, a middle-aged couple with financial and marital problems are pigeonholed by a charming confidence man with a mission, and the three exchange revealing stories about their lives. 25,000 first printing. $20,000 first printing. Genres Fiction. 228 pages, Hardcover.
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Jun 16, 2011 · Swan boats at four : a novel. by. Higgins, George V., 1939-. Publication date. 1995. Publisher. New York : Henry Colt. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
ISBN: 0-8050-3077-8. Page count: 320pp. Publisher: Henry Holt. Review Posted Online: May 20th, 2010. Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1st, 1995.
Scratches to rear of dust jacket. Book lightly bumped at corners. Very good in very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover. - Swan Boats at Four
Henry Holt & Company, $23 (228pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-3077-8. Though Higgins's trademark Boston lowlifes, pols and lawyers are absent from this moderately engaging detour into high society, his...
