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Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A superb set of six first UK edition novels, perfect for a modern library collection, all of which have been signed by their authors. Six volumes. First edition, or first UK editions. Each volume is signed by the author. A highly pleasing collection of contemporary novels in excellent condition, perfect for the modern library collector. This set contains: The Map of Salt and Stars, 2018. One of seven hundred numbered and signed copies, of which this is number six hundred and sixty-two. Nour has lost her father and her home. Now, living with her sisters in the Syrian city of Homs, she whispers the stories her Baba once told her to the fig tree, so that its roots can carry her stories to where her father is buried, and he wont feel so alone. Written by Zeyn Joukhadar, previously Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, a Syrian American writer and winner of the 2021 Stonewall Book Award and Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction for 'The Thirty Names of Night'. The Winter Soldier, 2018. One of six hundred numbered and signed copies, of which this is number one hundred and thirty-six. Set in Vienna in 1914, this novel follows Lucius, a twenty-two-year-old medical student who enlists at the start of the First World War. Enraptured by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he expects to find a position in a well-organized field hospital, but this will not be the case. Written by Daniel Mason, an American novelist and physician. The Survivors, 2020. One of one hundred and fifty exclusive signed first editions, of which this is number twenty-four. Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on a single day when reckless mistakes led to devastating consequences. The guilt that haunts him revisits when he brings his young family to the small coastal town he once called home. Written by Jane Harper, a British Australian author known for her crime novels set in rural Australia. The Absolute Book, 2021. One of one thousand five hundred signed copies, of which this is number ninety-three. Taryn Cornick can barely remember the library in her old family home. Since her sister was murdered, she can't help but forget her childhood. Now, its all coming back: the fire, the thief, an the scroll box. Written by Elizabeth Knox, a New Zealand writer. Build Your House Around My Body, 2021. Two young women go missing decades apart. One, the daughter of a wealthy Vietnamese family gets lost in an abandoned rubber plantation. The other, a young and unhappy Vietnamese-American woman vanishes from her home in Saigon without a trace. Both are fearless, both are lost, and both will have their revenge. Written by Violet Kupersmith, a Vietnamese-American author best known for the short story collection The Frangipani Hotel. The Cartographers, 2022. One of one thousand five hundred signed copies, of which this is number four hundred and sixty-six. Nell Young has lived her life around maps. Her father was one of the most respected cartographers in the world, until he was found dead in his office at the New York Public Library. Written by Peng Shepherd, an American author and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. signed by author. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A pleasing collection of first UK edition, first impression novels from modern authors. Each volume is signed by the author. Seven volumes. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author. This set contains: The Wind is Not a River, 2014. One of three hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which this is number seventy-six. April 1943, while mourning his lost brother, journalist John Easley is driven to expose a hidden and growing conflict: the Japanese invasion and occupation of Alaska. Written by Brian Payton, an American-Canadian writer of fiction and nonfiction. Summertime, 2015. Florida in 1935, Heron Key, a small town where the relationships are as tangled as the mangrove roots in the swamp, is preparing for the 4th of July barbecue unaware that their world is about to change forever. Written by Vanessa Lafaye, an American historical novelist. The Lauras, 2016. An enigmatic pilgrimage from Virginia to California, that takes Alex back through the different stages of Ma's life, each new state prompting stories and secrets to tell. Written by Sara Taylor, an American novelist and short-story writer. The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing, 2019. One of six hundred numbered copies, of which this is number five hundred and sixty-nine. An old soldier dies alone in his Edinburgh nursing home with no relatives and no one to enact. Heir Hunter Solomon Farthing - down on his luck - is tipped off of the man's unexplained fortune and sets out to find the man's closest living relative so that he can get his cut of the cash. Written by Mary Paulson-Ellis, a Scottish writer and novelist of crime and historical fiction. Red at the Bone, 2020. As an unexpected teenage pregnancy brings together two families from different social classes, it exposes the private hopes, disappointments, and longings that can bind or divide us. Written by Jacqueline Woodson, an American writer of books for children and adolescents. Miss Austen, 2020. Twenty-three years after the death of her famous sister, Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury and to the home of their family friends, the Fowles. She knows that, somewhere in the vicarage, there is a cache of family letters with secrets that must not be revealed. Written by Gill Hornby, an English novelist best known for her works inspired by the life of Jane Austen. The Wren, The Wren, 2023. Carmel had been alone all her life, until the arrival of her daughter Nell - funny, brave, and so very loved - a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the world, she finds her family history hard to escape. Written by Anne Enright, an Irish novelist who was appointed the first Laureate for Irish Fiction (20152018) and winner of the Man Booker Prize (2007). In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. signed by author. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A very smart collection of ten first edition modern novels, each has been signed by the author. Ten volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. This set contains: Remembrance, 2002. Summer 1915, and the sound of guns at the Western Front can be heard across the Channel in England. In the village of Stratharden, the Great War has already begun to irrevocably alter the course of five young lives. Written by Theresa Breslin, a Scottish author who won the 1994 Carnegie Medal. The Last Girl, 2003. Set in the dying days of the last century in Lithuania, this is a captivating, lyrical story of memory and love, and the heartbreaking choices that are made in times of war. Written by Stephan Collishaw, an English author and educator. Wise Men, 2013. Hilton Wise is the son of one of the most wealthy and powerful lawyers in the US. When he falls for a young woman he meets on Cape Cod named Savannah, he has no idea that their passion will lead to the exposure of his father's deepest secrets. Written by Stuart Nadler, a British novelist and a recipient of the 5 Under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation. Herring in the Smoke, 2017. Twenty year ago, Roger Norton Vane took a walk in the Thai jungle and never returned. After years of wild speculation and fruitless searches, finally his death will be made official and somebody will inherit his massive wealth. When crime writer Ethelred Tressider attends Vane's memorial service, little does he expect to find himself talking to a man returned from the dead. Written by Len C. Tyler, a British writer of comic crime fiction, best known for his Elsie and Ethelred mystery series. Under the Almond Tree, 2017. Fifteen-year-old Samar and her family are refugees, fleeing the conflict in Afghanistan in the 1990s. Now, they must board the Trans-Siberian Express as it travels across Russia to an uncertain future. Written by Laura McVeigh, a British writer of novels and travel books, and educator. Summerwater, 2020. On the longest day of the summer, twelve people sit cooped up in a Scottish chalet park. With their families, they watch the endless rain with little else to do but observe the other residents. Written by Sarah Moss, an English writer and academic. Elizabeth Finch, 2022. Elizabeth was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration. As Neil, a former student, unpacks Elizabeth's notebooks and remembers her unique mind, her ideas unlock the philosophies of the past and explore key events in history. Written by Julian Barnes, an English writer who won the Man Booker Prize in 2011. When We Were Birds, 2022. Darwin is a down-on-his-luck gravedigger newly arrived to Port Angeles to seek his fortune and try to find the father he never met. Estranged from his mother and his Rastafari faith, he is young, beautiful, and lost. Written by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, a Trinidadian writer best known for this work, her debut novel. A Little Trickerie, 2024. Born a vagabond, Tibb has never had a roof of her own. But her mother taught her that if you're not too bound by rules, there are many ways to find shelter in this world. Now, her ma is dead in a trick gone wrong and Tibb finds herself all alone. Written by Rosanna Pike, an English novelist best known for this work, a Sunday Times best-seller. A List of Suspicious Things, 2024. Yorkshire 1979, Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South, because of the murders. Leaving Yorkshire and her best friend Sharon isn't an option, no matter the dangers lurking their way. Written by Jennie Godfrey, an English author raised in West Yorkshire. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. signed by author. book.