Slade House
by David Mitchell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345810198
- ISBN 13
- 9780345810199
- Seller
-
Springfield, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1st Canadian ed. / 1st printing. VG book / NF DJ. Used copy though possibly unread, small ding to top textblock at spine, else very tight and clean textblock and boards with full numberline. DJ has only light shelfwear, no tears or chipping and 29.95 price intact. Not remaindered.
Reviews
On Dec 13 2015, a reader said:
Slade House is the seventh novel by British author, David Mitchell. Slade House is a haunted house with a difference. It is not easily found, nor can just anyone get in. But once every nine years, at the end of Otober, a guest enters from Slade Alley through a mysteriously transient black iron door, and a good time is had by all, for a while, at least. And then….
Mitchell divides his tale into five chapters. Each is set nine years apart, and events are narrated by the guest (except for the last chapter). These events follow a pattern, and there are many common elements, but the differences are significant and important. And while it is quite apparent what will happen by the second chapter, the finer details and nuances are expanded in each chapter.
This novel has an interesting and clever plot with a few twists. The characters are believable and their dialogue natural. Mitchell establishes the era easily with seamless references to politics, popular music and film, literature and current affairs. The genre is described as horror, although it is not of the blood-thirsty variety. It can easily be read as a stand-alone, but does have characters and features in common with other Mitchell novels, in particular The Bone Clocks, so fans of Mitchell’s work will enjoy placing these in their original context. Shorter than his usual, this is, nonetheless, another excellent offering from this talented author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Backwater Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio474
- Title
- Slade House
- Author
- David Mitchell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First ed., First printing
- ISBN 10
- 0345810198
- ISBN 13
- 9780345810199
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 233
- Keywords
- First Edition
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Backwater Books
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About Backwater Books
Terms of sale agreed. All books will be securely boxed for shipping. Collectible books from a primarily personal collection and described for such. Love my books, and would probably do a rehoming interview if I could. Please feel free to contact me via the provided email address for any questions, photo or additional photo requests, etc.
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