Unsheltered

First UK edition, subsequent impression with number line '2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3'. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, WITHOUT DEDICATION, ON TITLE PAGE. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top and bottom of page block dyed red as issued, page fore edges printed with fab wallpaper design as issued, not price clipped (£20.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, overall a vg+ copy. 464pp, illustrated endpapers. 2016 Vineland. Meet Willa Knox, a woman who stands braced against an upended world that seems to hold no mercy for her shattered life and family or the crumbling house that contains her. 1871 Vineland. Thatcher Greenwood, the new science teacher, is a fervent advocate of the work of Charles Darwin, and he is keen to communicate his ideas to his students. But those in power in Thatcher's small town have no desire for a new world order. Thatcher and his teachings are not welcome. Both Willa and Thatcher resist the prevailing logic. Both are asked to pay a high price for their courage. But both also find inspiration and an unlikely kindred spirit in Mary Treat a scientist, adventurer and anachronism. A testament to both the resilience and persistent myopia of the human condition, 'Unsheltered' explores the foundations we build in life, spanning time and place to give us all a clearer look at those around us, and perhaps ourselves. It is a novel that speaks truly to our times. Read recently on BBC Radio 4. Scarce signed.…