Susan Howatch, Signed (10 results)

Blue Cloth. Condition: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Third Impression. Name simply signed 'Huntington'.please e-mail for further details. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dustwrapper is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Originally published as paperback; hardcover reprint post-1971; 8vo; vg- (edges of boards bumped, worn, and faded; spine ends and corners bumped and worn; nick to paper on top left corner of rear board; front board faded in pattern matching front dj panel) in good+ dj (edges rubbed, worn, and creased; spine ends chipped); 179pp; SIGNED by Howatch's fellow author Dorothy B Hughes on ffep. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not price clipped.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness,no loose leaves and there is no spine leaning.There is a little spotting to the fore-edge of the book.SIGNED with dedication by Susan Howatch on the title page.8vo 615pp First Edition 1st Impression [1997]. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. CF2 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, scattered foxing and scratches, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dog-eared pages, foxing and scribbled line on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. The power of love. or the love of power. 9.5"x6.5", 615 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Susan Howatch is a British author. Her writing career has been distinguished by family saga-type novels which describe the lives of related characters for long periods of time. Her later books have also become known for their religious and philosophical themes. Her first novel was The Dark Shore (1965). She published several other "gothic" novels before she published the first of her family sagas Penmarric (1971), which details the fortunes and disputes of the Penmar family in Cornwall during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. An important theme of the story is how the mansion of Penmarric becomes controlled by various branches of the family. The family fortune was made in the Cornish tin mining industry, which is discussed throughout each one of the six parts, each with a different character as narrator. As is made clear by the chapter headings, the fortunes of the family closely parallel the Plantagenet family, including Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, with the mansion representing the throne. It was adapted into a tv-series with the same name in 1979. Howatch wrote the novel at her kitchen table in New Jersey. Publisher Michael Korda wrote, "It is a frequently stated basic belief of book publishing that somewhere in the country at any given moment some unknown woman is writing a major best-seller (usually referred to as 'the next Gone with the Wind') at her kitchen table while looking after her baby, but this was the first time I had experienced the phenomenom in real life. Susan Howatch had written her massive novel with one hand on the cradle and the other doing the typing, but, like most authors who succeed, she had never doubted that her book would be a bestseller." Korda asserted that, while reading the drafts, he noticed similarities to the Plantagenets and asked Howatch if that was the case. She replied that Shakespeare had borrowed most of his plots from other sources and asked Korda if he thought anyone would notice, he said. Howatch followed a similar theme in her vast saga, The Wheel of Fortune, where the story of the Godwin family of Oxmoon in Gower, South Wales, is in fact a re-creation in a modern form of the story of the Plantagenet family of Edward III of England, the modern characters being created from those of his eldest son Edward of Woodstock (The Black Prince) and his wife Joan of Kent, John of Gaunt and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford, Richard II (son of Edward of Woodstock), Henry IV (son of John of Gaunt) and Henry IV's eldest son King Henry V. Again the mansion represents the throne. She also wrote three other family sagas, Cashelmara, which focuses on the family of Edward I (Edward de Salis), his son, Edward II (Patrick de Salis) and others; and The Rich Are Different followed by its sequel, The Sins of the Fathers, both of which combine to tell the story, in America' s financial industry, of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, and Octavian. The St. Benet's trilogy takes place in the London of the 1980s and 1990s. Again, it illustrates the changes which took place in the Anglican Church in those years and brings back many of the characters in the Starbridge series. However, while the Church is still at the heart of the books, there is an increased emphasis on characters who are not members of the clergy. Like the six preceding books, each in the trilogy is written in the first person by a different narrator. A Question of Integrity (given the title The Wonder Worker in the United States), picks up the story of Nicholas Darrow twenty years after the last of the Starbridge novels. Nick is now rector of a church in the City of London, where he runs a centre for the ministry of healing. His own life is greatly affected by events taking place at the centre, especially after he meets Alice Fletcher, an insecure new worker there, and is forced to reassess his beliefs and commitments as a result. The High Flyer narrates the story of a City lawyer, Carter Graham, who "has it all". Her outwardly successful life, complete with highly compensated career and suitable marriage, undergoes profound changes after harrowing events smacking of the occult begin to occur, which reveal that things are not what they seem. Finally, The Heartbreaker follows the life of Gavin Blake, a charismatic prostitute specializing in powerful, influential male clients, who finds himself at the centre of a criminal empire and must fight to save his life. Meanwhile, both Graham and Darrow must deal with their own weaknesses in trying to help Gavin. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author to title page - no inscription. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Sarah Perkins (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLUE PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Also with inscription by previous owner on title page 'Marianne Edson bought on Ely Market June 2001'. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed and bruised, some slight yellowing to page block, slight lean, not price clipped (£16.99), internally clean and tight, overall a vg copy. 585pp. The second volume in Susan Howatch's 'St Benet's Trilogy'. Cool blonde Carter Graham is a successful lawyer who believes she is well on the way to reaching all the goals listed in her glamorous life plan, first class job, a stylish flat in London, and marriage to the man of her dreams Kim Betz. But Carter forgot that sometimes the best laid dreams turn into nightmares. Kim's ex wife Sophie starts to stalk her and Kim turns from being the self contained controlled husband into a man who lies not only about his past but about his present. Carter finds herself drawn into an expanding web of deceit, corruption and evil which eventually threatens not only her sanity but her life. What is it that Sophie is trying so hard to tell her? Who is the sinister Mrs Mayfield who has such an influence on Kim? And what is the significance of the other new man in Carter's life, her secretary Eric Tucker? Carter seeks help from the healers of St. Benets, the enigmatic Nicholas Darrow, the eccentric Lewis Hall, and kind thoughtful Alice but even they cannot save her from a searing ordeal as she struggles to uncover the truth about the tormented man she has married. Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. British book club edition. INSCRIBED by the author to a previous owner. Typed letter signed by the author's husband also laid in. Uniform age toning throughout text block, else very good in a very good (a bit faded along the spine) dust jacket.; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First edition of the sixth and final novel in the Church of England series featuring Charles Ashworth as Bishop of Starbridge. 586pp. VG clean copy but pages tanned due to poor quality of thge paper used. Dust wrapper clean and bright but has a little minor edge wear. Signed and inscribed by Howatch on title page on the occasion of the book launch at Lambeth Palace on 3rd May 1994. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jackets by Susan Perkins (illustrator). 1st Edition. The three vols of the 'St Benet's Trilogy' all first editions, first impressions, ALL THREE VOLS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION ON TITLE PAGES. 'Integrity' (pub 1997, 615pp), 'High Flyer' (pub 1999, 586pp), 'Heartbreaker' (pub 2003, 505pp). All three have some slight edge wear to tops and bottoms of jackets and spines, corners very slightly bruised, slight yellowing to page blocks. None are price clipped (all £16.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall vg++ copies. The St. Benet's trilogy, takes place in the London of the 1980s and 1990s. Again, it illustrates the changes which took place in the Anglican Church in those years and brings back many of the characters in the Starbridge series. However, while the Church is still at the heart of the books, there is an increased emphasis on characters who are not members of the clergy. Like the six preceding books, each in the trilogy is written in the first person by a different narrator. Increasingly scarce. Three heavy books, extra postage will be required, please contact me for a postage quote before ordering. Signed by Author(s).