Brutal and powerful, with all the elements of a good thriller, The WhoreMother tells the riveting story of a man who wants to flee the Ira in the troubled Ireland of the Seventies.
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Edgar-winning author Shaun Herron was born in Northern Ireland and attended Queen’s University in Belfast, Edinburgh University, and Princeton University. He has been a writer, journalist, and editor for most of his life, and he is the author of six suspense novels.
A beautiful and frightening story (Ring Lardner)
Not since Liam O’Flaherty’s The Informer has there been as powerful and honest a novel about Ireland’s ‘troubles’ as this. (Publishers Weekly)
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Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+ DW. 1st Edition. Name of owner at front of book. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Seller Inventory # kb126.837
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. shelf wear on the jacket. a bit marked. mild foxing. all pages are intact and presentable. front end page has been removed. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # d58dz
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Jacket is shelf rubbed.Previous ownership stamps.Tanning.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # bkaf
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Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Condition: Poor. Dust jacket has scratches/marks and outer edges have scuffs/small tears. Textblock has shelf wear. Book content is in good readable condition. Seller Inventory # 079861-20
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Seller: Godley Books, Hyde, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to upper front corner. 281pp. Hard-hitting fiction about the Ireland of the IRA. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8 x 5.25 inches. Seller Inventory # 012079
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Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. First Edition. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First English Edition of this IRA thriller. Dark green paper-covered boards with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 281 pages. Some staining on the top and foredge; light foxing starting on the bottom. The dustjacket is unclipped and very bright, but has some wear on the edges with small nicks & a chip to the head of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 000420
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