Rachman, Tom <br/><br/>
The rise & fall of great powers  : a novel 
/ Tom Rachman 
 - First edition 
 - New York  : The Dial Press  , 2014 
 - 384 p.  ; 25 cm 
<br/><br/> Thirtyish Matilda "Tooly" Zylberberg lives quietly as the owner of a small bookstore in an isolated Welsh village. But her past has been nowhere near as sedate. Taken away from a home as a small child, Tooly moved around the world with Paul, a government contractor, who may or may not have been her real father. Entering fifth grade, she was taken away by Sarah and lived among a group of quirky characters, including Sarah, who grew up in Africa and may be her mother; Humphrey, a bookish old eccentric with a Russian accent; and Venn, a peripatetic hustler with a knack for landing on his feet. Then, a call from a former boyfriend in New York propels Tooly on a journey to understand her origins. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780679643654 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013035825 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women booksellers----Fiction<br/>Americans----Whales----Fiction<br/>Early memories----Fiction<br/>Self-actualization (Psychology)----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR9199.4.R323  / R57 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC RAC