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Afterwards
by Rachel Seiffert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 2007. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A signed, first edition copy of Rachel Seiffert's novel 'Afterwards'. Seiffert is a Booker Prize shortlisted author for her novel 'The Dark Room'. Signed to the title page, with the author's signature and 'Oxford 25th March 2007'. This novel was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction the same year it was published. Seiffert writes about Alice and Joseph, a nurse and a painter decorator. They each have an emotional burden hidden to the other. Joseph refuses to speak of his time in the army in Northern Ireland and upon hearing Alice's widowed grandfather's own tales of the RAF something raw is tapped in Joseph. His reaction to the older man's unburdening of guilt from his RAF days is unexpected and devastating. Seiffert likes to write about the individual in history and how political and economic upheavals can impact ordinary lives. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is also in an excellent condition with little to no shelfwear. Author's signature to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges, as is typical with this paper. Otherwise, pages are very clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
When Alice and Joseph meet, they fall quickly into a tentative but sincere relationship. She is a nurse, he a house painter, and while both are still young and hopeful about this new love, each of them carries an emotional burden. Alice's father has been a yawning absence all her life, and just recently her beloved grandmother--who helped to raise her-passed away. For his part, Joseph refuses to speak about his experiences as a soldier in Northern Ireland, and Alice suspects that his general reticence hides an even more deeply troubled past. In this powerful story of guilt and privacy, Seiffert asks: To love someone, must you know everything about them?From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 668L19
- Title
- Afterwards
- Author
- Rachel Seiffert
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Dark Room Novel First Edition Signed Novel
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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