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Buy this book on-line VYNER, HARRIET: : Among Ruins. [Author SIGNED copy.]LONDON.Faber and Faber Limited,2006. ISBN 0571225926.
UK,8vo wraps,p/back original,SIGNED,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten black ink dedication and inscrptn: 'To Haylie, (underscore) We are very excited about your news - fantastic! Hope to see you soon much love Harriet x x' to the title page and no price removal to cover.Bright,crisp, clean and sharp-cornered,matt,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with black+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/ backstrip.Top+fore-edges inevitably but lightly toned else bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,colour photographic illustrated card covers with white+red lettering to front,b/w lettering to spine/backstrip.UK,8vo wraps,p/back original,SIGNED,1st edn,3-224pp [paginated] includes Pts I-III comprising 6,10 and 28 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,a dedication,an epigram,individual Pts separator pages,and to the rear of the book a blank,acknowledgements, and a further blank.
'Among Ruins' is the story of Laura,born to a wealthy family whose security is shaken when her father gambles away their legendary Northumberland estate one evening on the gaming tables of Mayfair.
Years later,Laura is still haunted by memories of her childhood.Now living in London,she embarks on an affair with a much older,well-known artist.But as his infatuation grows, Laura's lessens,and she finds herself increasingly dependent on alcohol and then heroin,with devastating consequences.
Much more than a coming-of-age story,'Among Ruins' explores Laura's attempt to find significance and esteem as her father gradually loses his own.
A compelling and haunting exploration of what happens when a life unravels,Harriet Vyner's debut novel captures an extraordinary personal journey with elegance and wit.
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