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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 (2015 2018) 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.
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