by Jesmyn Ward.
London: Bloomsbury Circus, (2017).
First British edition, first printing.
"First published in Great Britain in 2017" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page.
SIGNED with a line quoted from the book by the Library of Congress Lifetime Prize winning author to the half-title page.
Laid in is a receipt for "An evening with Jesmyn Ward at Piccadilly, Tuesday, 24 April 2018".
This, Ward's third novel, earned the author her second National Book Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, that honors significant literary works that contribute to the understanding of racism and the appreciation of culture diversity.
The African-American author is the first woman to win two National Book Awards.
Set in Mississippi, this rich novel features a family who looks to its future, deals with the tumultuous present, and learns from the past, including the young son who learns from a 13 year old ghost.
Uncommon in the U.K. first edition, especially SIGNED.
Fine, crisp, tight and probably unread in black linen boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, smoke-black headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket with lovely wraparound raised feather and wing illustration designed by David Mann; original £16.99 printed price still intact to the front inner flap.
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