The Desert of Wheat
Hardcover
1947 · New York
by Grey, Zane
New York: Grossett & Dunlap. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. A lightly aged edition that bears a date written on the front free endpaper, else Near Fine in an edgeworn Very Good+ dust-jacket ; In the desert of wheat, the sky is a constant, insistent blue. The heat is intense, and the horizon is a line of shimmering dust. The only sound is the whistle of the wind.For nine months of the year, the sky is a flat, featureless expanse. The heat is unbearable, and the horizon is a line of baking sand. The only sound is the scratch of the sand against the boots.For nine months of the year, the sky is a deep, verdant green. The heat is bearable, and the horizon is a line of waving grass. The only sound is the rustle of the grass.In the desert of wheat, the only thing that sustains the inhabitants is the hope that the sky will change.; 8vo; 376 pages . (Inventory #: 124102)