First edition, VG++ in VG+ unclipped dw. Signed by author on title page. No other inscriptions. A little dustiness to upper edge of text block. Some shelf-wear. Very short tear to lower rear corner of dw with a little associated creasing and slight chipping.

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Title: According to Mark (Signed first edition)
Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
Publication Date: 1984
Language: English
ISBN 10: 043442742X
ISBN 13: 9780434427420
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Mark Lamming is happily married--until he falls for the lovely daughter of his latest biography subject. Nothing can prepare him for the ensuing circumstances in this witty novel of memory and expectations.

About the Author

Penelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger. Her other books include Going Back; Judgement Day; Next to Nature, Art; Perfect Happiness; Passing On; City of the Mind; Cleopatra's Sister; Heat Wave; Beyond the Blue Mountains, a collection of short stories; Oleander, Jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in Egypt; Spiderweb; her autobiographical work, A House Unlocked; The Photograph; Making It Up; Consequences; Family Album, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Novel Award, and How It All Began. She is a popular writer for children and has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award. She was appointed CBE in the 2001 New Year's Honours List, and DBE in 2012. Penelope Lively lives in London.

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