Mary Mccarthy: Birds of America: Introduction by Booker Prize-Winning Author Penelope Lively (Penguin Women Writers, 2) [2018] paperback Condition:New Cosmopolis (2003)

Cosmopolis (2003)

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Mary Mccarthy: Birds of America: Introduction by Booker Prize-Winning Author Penelope Lively (Penguin Women Writers, 2) [2018] paperback Condition:New Cosmopolis (2003)'This funny, grumpy, coming of age tale still strikes a chord' The Times Peter Levi, a shy and sensitive American teenager, moves to Paris to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War, where he is determined to live a life in harmony with his own idealistic views. But the world is changing at breakneck pace, with nuclear war looming abroad and racial tensions simmering at home. Before long, Peter's naive illusions are shattered, as he finds himself an