2009, ISBN: 9781848872684

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt+glossy laminated,colour illustrated dw/… Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt+glossy laminated,colour illustrated dw/dj, with red+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original,plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain maroon endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 3-278pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram,author's note,acknowledgements to copyright continuation from ppiv of this book,and 2pp blanks at rear. This is the story of Fay's might-have-been younger sister,Frances.Its 2013 and eighty-year-old Frances (part-time copywriter,has-been writer,one-time national treasure) is sitting on the stairs of No.3, Chalcot Crescent,Primrose Hill,listening to the debt collectors pounding on her front door.From this house she's witnessed five decades of world history - the fall of communism,the death of capitalism - and now,with the bailiffs,world history has finally reached her doorstep.While she waits for the bailiffs to give up and leave, Frances writes (not that she has an agent any more,or that her books are still published, or even that there are any publishers left).She writes about the boyfriends she borrowed and the husband she stole from Fay,about her daughters and their children.She writes about the Shock, the Crunch,the Squeeze,the Recovery, the Fall,the Crisis and the Bite,about NUG the National Unity Government, about ration books,powercuts,national meat Loaf (suitable for vegetarians) and the new Neighbourhood Watch.She writes about family secrets. . . .The problem is that fact and fiction are blurring in Frances' mind.Is it her writers imagination,or plain paranoia? Are her grandchildren really plotting a terrorist coup upstairs? Are faceless assassins trying to kill her younger daughter? Should she worry that her son-in-law is an incipient megalomaniac being groomed for NUG's highest office? What on earth can NUG have against vegetarians? And just what makes National meat Loaf so tasty?Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **, LONDON.CORVUS/GROVE ATLANTIC LTD.,2009., 5<

2009, ISBN: 1848872682

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9781848872684], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Corvus, London], MODERN FICTION,FAY WELDON, Jacket, The book is as new and appears unread. The dust jacket is in similar condition but has t… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781848872684], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Corvus, London], MODERN FICTION,FAY WELDON, Jacket, The book is as new and appears unread. The dust jacket is in similar condition but has the merest of bumps to the top of the spine. This book tells the story of fay Weldon's might-have-been younger sister Frances. A blurring of fact and fiction in Frances' mind. Is it her wirter's imagination, or plain paranoia? are her grandchildren really plotting a terrorist coup upstairs? Are faceless assassins trying to kill her youngest daughter? Should she worry that her son-in-law is an incipient megalomaniac being programmed for the highest office in the National Unity Government? What on earth can NUG have against vegetarians? And just what is it that makes National Meat Loaf so tasty?, Books<

2009, ISBN: 9781848872684

London: Corvus, 2009. First edition. Hardback. As New/Fine. The book is as new and appears unread. The dust jacket is in similar condition but has the merest of bumps to the top of the … Mehr…

London: Corvus, 2009. First edition. Hardback. As New/Fine. The book is as new and appears unread. The dust jacket is in similar condition but has the merest of bumps to the top of the spine. This book tells the story of fay Weldon's might-have-been younger sister Frances. A blurring of fact and fiction in Frances' mind. Is it her wirter's imagination, or plain paranoia? are her grandchildren really plotting a terrorist coup upstairs? Are faceless assassins trying to kill her youngest daughter? Should she worry that her son-in-law is an incipient megalomaniac being programmed for the highest office in the National Unity Government? What on earth can NUG have against vegetarians? And just what is it that makes National Meat Loaf so tasty?, Corvus, 2009, 5<

2009, ISBN: 1848872682

Gebundene Ausgabe, Erstausgabe

[EAN: 9781848872684], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Corvus, London], FICTION, Jacket, Signed and inscribed to Bridget and Ian on the title page by the author. The unclipped dust jacket i… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781848872684], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Corvus, London], FICTION, Jacket, Signed and inscribed to Bridget and Ian on the title page by the author. The unclipped dust jacket is protected by a clear, removable cover. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics., Books<

2009, ISBN: 1848872682

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9781848872684], Near Fine, [PU: Corvus], Signed by author 'To Michael with Best Wishes Fay Weldon 16.09.09'., Books