penguin random house michael joseph (45 risultati)

Condizione: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Original Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Correll, Gemma (illustratore). First Edition. Signed edition with a 'signed by the Author' sticker on the front panel of the jacket and a publishers' label over the bar code on the rear panel. Signed by the author on the tipped in 'Exclusively Signed First Edition' page. This is actually the second printing however. The boards have very slight surface and edge wear. The page edges are slightly browned. There is a very faint small crease near the bottom corners of the first few pages but the pages are otherwise unmarked. Light edge and surface wear to the jacket. Jacket illustration by Gemma Correll. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, subsequent impression with '008' on copyright page. Grey and silver boards, no jacket as issued. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of covera and spine, price on back cover (£12.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy, looks almost unread. 288pp, illustrated. Cleaning, aka hinching, doesn't have to be that job you dread, not when Mrs Hinch is here to show you her sparkly ways. At over 3 million followers and counting, she has taken the nation by storm with her infectiously addictive charm, clever tidying tips and passionate belief in cleaning. Mrs Hinch invites you into her home and while inside you'll discover how a spot of cleaning is the perfect way to cleanse the soul. She'll even share the story of Mr and Mrs Hinch and their 'dorgeous' boy, Henry. Inside you'll find out, How cleaning can soothe anxiety and stress. Mrs Hinch's must haves. Step-by-step guides to hinching your home. And so much more! With the help of her cloth family, Mrs Hinch will help you turn your house into a home. Whether you're a daily duster or looking for a monthly makeover 'Hinch Yourself Happy' shows you how to create not only a cleaner house, but a calmer you. If you want your kitchen to sparkle like Meghan Markle (hmmmmmm), then this is the book for you.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket by Shutterstock et al (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners bruised, not price clipped (£12.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 407pp. Marriage. A Murder. One of them did it. Which one of them will die for it? Autumn 1615. A scandal pervades the Jacobean court. A popular, much admired couple are imprisoned for murder. She is young and captivating. Rescued from an abusive marriage, she is determined to make a new life with her second husband. Whatever the cost. He has risen from nothing to become one of the country's most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies. Now, a man is dead. And someone must pay with their life. Who has the most to lose? Quite a scarce book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, IN HEAVY BLACK PEN, ON 'EXCLUSIVE SIGNED EDITION' PAGE. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£12.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 351pp, illustrated endpapers. Carl Louis Feldman is an old man who once took photographs. That was before he was tried for murder and acquitted. Before dementia and his admission to a Texas care facility. Now his daughter has come to see him, to take him on a trip. Only she's not his daughter, and, if she has her way, he's not coming back. Because Carl's past has finally caught up with him. The woman driving the car is convinced he's guilty, and that he's killed other young women. Including her sister Rachel. Now they're driving across Texas, following his photographs, his clues, his crimes. To see if he remembers any of it. To discover what happened to Rachel. Has Carl truly forgotten what he did or is he just pretending? Perhaps he's guilty of nothing and she's the liar. Either way, in driving him into the Texan badlands she's taking a terrible risk. For if Carl really is a serial killer, she's alone in the most dangerous place of all . Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Cover by StudioHelen (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. Illustrated boards, no jacket as issued. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of covers and spine, top corners very slightly rubbed, some faint dusty smears to front cover, not price clipped (price on back cover £12.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 328pp. Inside the Dead Letters Depot in East London, William Woolf is one of thirty letter detectives who spend their days solving mysteries. Missing postcodes, illegible handwriting, rain smudged ink, lost address labels, torn packages, forgotten street names, they are all the culprits of missed birthdays, broken hearts, unheard confessions, pointless accusations, unpaid bills and unanswered prayers. When William discovers letters addressed simply to 'My Great Love' his work takes on new meaning. Written by a woman to a soulmate she hasn't met yet, the missives stir William in ways he didn't know were possible. Soon he begins to wonder, could William be her great love? William must follow the clues in Winter's letters to solve his most important mystery yet, the human heart. The author's debut novel, quite scarce in this first impression.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket by Claire Harrup (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some very slight yellowing to page fore edges, some very faint grubby fingerprints to largely cream jacket, not price clipped (£20.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 388pp. Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across England and Wales. But by 2031, 10,000 miles of undiscovered public rights of way around Britain will be lost. Jack Cornish has dedicated the last five years of his life to walking these forgotten routes. Now in 'The Lost Paths' he will show you just how special these forgotten rights of way are, and how embedded each path is in the history of Britain. Public rights of way, tracks, country lanes and urban streets illuminate how our ancestors interacted with and shaped their landscapes in the pursuit of commerce, salvation, escape, war, and leisure. Paths are an often overlooked part of our everyday life and our country's history, crucial to understanding the cultural and environmental history of us, as a nation, in our landscape. This is a celebration of an ancient network and a rallying cry to reclaim what has been lost and preserve it for future generations.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Jacket by Shutterstock (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN HEAVY BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, 'Signed' by the Author' sticker, slightly scratched to top front jacket, corners bruised, not price clipped (£20.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy. 323pp. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand new pay as you go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines full of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately sixty children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure, a never ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive first hand account 'Soldier Spy' lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time, a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never before seen detail. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket by Kate Barsby (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. SIGNED AND DOODLED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON 'EXCLUSIVE SIGNED EDITION' PAGE. Doodle is a x and pair of spectacles. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, 'Signed Copy' sticker to front jacket, a couple of faint dints to spine, not price clipped (£20.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 377pp. When I began writing this book, I went home to see if my mum had kept some of my stuff. What I found was that she hadn't kept some of it. She had kept all of it, every bus ticket, postcard, school report, from the moment I was born to the moment I finally had the confidence to turn round and say 'Why is our house full of this shit?' Sadly, a recycling 'incident' destroyed the bulk of this archive. This has meant two things, firstly Dear Reader, you will never get to see countless drawings of wizards, read a poem about corn on the cob, or marvel at the kilos of brown flowers I so lovingly pressed as a child. Secondly, it's left me with no choice but to actually write this thing myself. This, my first ever book, will answer questions such as 'Is Mary Berry real?', 'Is it true you wear a surgical truss?' and 'Is a non spherically symmetric gravitational pull from outside the observable universe responsible for some of the observed motion of large objects such as galactic clusters in the universe?' Most of this book is true. I have, of course, amplified my more positive characteristics in an effort to make you like me. Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. Very Fine. Wrap-around cover art by Tom Hallman.

Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 417 pp. This new spy thriller by bestselling Australian novelist Fiona McIntosh moves from the windswept moors of the Yorkshire dales to the noisy beer halls of Munich and grand country estates in the picture-book Bavarian mountains. A captivating journey of love, espionage, and treacherous alliances, as a widow's relentless pursuit for truth takes her from the untamed landscapes of northern England to the heart of 1930s Nazi Germany, where trust is scarce and loyalties are tested in the face of ultimate sacrifices. A lively and high-stakes spy thriller that will keep you second-guessing until the end.(This copy: Michael Joseph Australia Post edition, with book club notes: ISBN 9781761347863.).

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First Edition First Printing. The first printing of the first edition with the number 001 inside.

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condizione: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustratore). 1st UK Edition. © 2017: 2nd in the 'Themis Files' series of books. 1st UK edition, 3rd printing:- Synopsis:- 'What's going on? Turn on the television. What channel? Any channel. An unknown vessel, not of this world, materializes in London. A colossal figure towering over the city, it makes no move. Is this a peaceful first contact or the prelude to an invasion? Every child has nightmares. But the only thing scarier than little Eva Reye's dreams - apocalyptic visions of death and destruction - is the habit they have of coming true. Scientist Dr Rose Franklin has no memory of the lst few years. The strangers she works with say she died, and was brought back to life. The question is not just how. But why? Kara Resnik and Vincent Couture fell in love during war, and have found peace since. They are the thin-line of defence against what is coming. But they do not know they have been living a lie. And a man who claims to have the answers has his own agenda. There are things he cannot say - and others he won't. All are pieces of an epic puzzle: one we have been trying to solve since the dawn of time:- (original cost £12.99).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'With very best wishes, Catherine Alliott'. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, slight lean, not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy. 408pp. When Flora, James and their two teenage daughters are offered the holiday of a lifetime in a chateau in the South of France in return for one simple good deed, they jump at the chance to escape the confines of Clapham, the weight of the mortgage and anxieties over their future for a blissful break. But Flora didn't anticipate a mysterious guest and a whole heap of family baggage coming along too. And with James developing a schoolboy crush on a famous singer and Flora distracted by ghosts from her past, their dream holiday suddenly takes some very unexpected turns. Very scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket by Lisa Brewster (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. SIGNED, DOODLED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN HEAVY BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'To Rachel, Big Love, Giovanna. With a heart doodle beneath. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£16.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 326pp, illustrated endpapers. 'Letters on Motherhood' is a collection of heartfelt and deeply poignant letters written by Giovanna to her three young sons, her husband and the family and friends who have inspired and supported her to become the mother that she is today. Never one to glamourise the idea of a perfect family, Giovanna writes about the priceless highs and the challenging lows as she talks about the deeper universal truths of parenting. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of a fine hardcover pages toning, in a fine dustjacket. The story of Eddie and four friends as teens in 1986 who had their own code made up of chalk figures. Someone uses it to point to a dead girl in the woods. Flash forward to 2016 and they all receive the same chalk figure in the mail. Then one gets killed and Eddie must figure it all out before he's next. Winner of the 2019 Barry and Thriller Awards for Best First Novel, finalist for the 2018 Steel Dagger Award, and finalist for the 2019 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of a fine hardcover in a fine dustjacket. London 1841, nearly 200 woman board the prison transport ship "The Rajah", for the three-month journey to the penal colony in Australia, when one of them is murdered. A novel based on the real 1841 voyage of the convict ship Rajah.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket by Dan Mogford (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. Some fairly slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some grubby fingerprints and faint darkening to extremities of jacket, slight lean, not price clipped (£25.00), no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy. 431pp, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Think you know your kings and queens? Think again. In UNRULY, David Mitchell explores how England's monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects' destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits. Taking us right back to King Arthur (spoiler, he didn't exist), David tells the founding story of post Roman England right up to the reign of Elizabeth I (spoiler, she dies). It's a tale of narcissists, inadequate self control, excessive beheadings, middle management insurrection, uncivil wars, and at least one total Cnut, as the population evolved from having their crops nicked by the thug with the largest armed gang to bowing and paying taxes to a divinely anointed king. How this happened, who it happened to and why it matters in modern Britain are all questions David answers with brilliance, wit and the full erudition of a man who once studied history and won't let it off the hook for the mess it's made. A funny book about a serious subject, UNRULY is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here and who is to blame. Brilliant! a future classic, scarce in this first impression.

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condizione: Very Good: Light signs of wear. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustratore). 1st UK Edition. © 2018: 3rd in the 'Themis Files' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing:- Synopsis:- We always thought the biggest threat to humanity would come from the outside. We were wrong. Brilliant scientist Rose Franklin has devoted her adult life to solving the mystery she accidentally stumbled upon as a child: a huge metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. The discovery set in motion a cataclysmic chain of events with geopolitical ramifications. Rose and the Earth Defense Corps raced to master the enigmatic technology, as giant robots suddenly descended on Earth's most populous cities, killing one hundred million people in the process. Though Rose and her team were able to fend off the attack, their victory was short-lived. The mysterious invaders retreated, disappearing from the shattered planet. But they took the scientist and her crew with them. Now, after nearly ten years on another world, Rose returns to find a devastating new war - this time between humans. It appears the aliens left behind their titanic death machines so humankind will obliterate itself. Rose is determined to fins a solution, whatever it takes. But will she become a pawn in a doomsday game no one can win?:- Review(s): Praise for 'The Themis Files': "This year's 'The Martian'. If you want a captivating story with some serious sci-fi elements and dark undertones, this is it" - Buzzfeed / "Kick-ass, one-on-one robot action combines with mind-bending scientific and philosophical speculation" - Booklist / "A sheer blast from start to finish" - Blake Crouch / "Reminiscent of 'The Martian' and 'World War Z' - Pierce Brown:- (original cost £12.99).

Condizione: Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good +. 279 p. 24 cm. 12 maps (not surprisingly). Red cloth in pictorial dustjacket. Front cover of book and front panel of jacket both creased.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. London. Michael Joseph/Penguin Random House. 2024. First Edition/First Printing (1 printed under first published 2024 to copyright page). Hard Cover. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6  [24cm x 15cm] approx. 471 pp. White boards with metallic blue titles and vignette to the spine. Fore edge stencilled with fish design in blue. Flat signed by the author direct to an 'exclusively signed first edition' page without dedication. The book is square and firmly bound. No previous ownership inscriptions or remainder marks The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners and spine ends sharp The pages and closed page edges are clean. The dust jacket is crisp and complete and unclipped at £18.99. The colours are bright, fresh and unfaded, corners and spine ends are sharp. Book and jacket are new. The mind-blowing murder mystery debut with magical passengers, epic adventure, and a twist you can't guess. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert archival Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Signed by Author(s).

New ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 355 pp. This is a moving and evocative Australian novel of mystery, heartbreak and courage by Kerry McGinnis, set in the Queensland Gulf country during monsoon season. Penny Carter has quiet life in Southbend running a nursery with her ex-father-in-law. Life is turned upside down when Lisa, the young daughter of her late husband, is deposited on her doorstep. A cyclone leads to the discovery of a skeleton buried next to the town cemetery. Penny, supported by her enigmatic neighbour Flint, begins to question everything she thought she knew about her own childhood and her mother's death. What other secrets will be uncovered after the wet season? .

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condizione: New: A new, unread book. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustratore). 1st UK Edition. © 2023: 5th in the 'Plated Prisoner' series of books. 1st UK edition, 1st printing hardback in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #632 of 1000. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Black sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: 'Every end is also a beginning'. I was going to die. If it weren't for Slade, I would have. But he ripped the world open for me and I went through it. To Annwyn. To home. Annwyn is the realm of the fae, a magical place full of beauty and danger. Here I am known as Lyari Ulvere - the golden one gone. And there are people in this world who want to keep me that way. But I am not that girl in the gilded cage anymore, and no one is going to use me again. Or stop me from finding my way back to Slade. I am my own woman. And I will find him. In this world or the next:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condizione: New: A new, unread book. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustratore). 1st UK Edition. © 2022: 4th in the 'Plated Prisoner' series of books. 1st UK edition, 1st printing hardback in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #632 of 1000. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Black sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: 'It scares me - what I did that night. Because I don't know my own power - but that's been the problem all along, Hasn't it?' My life has been shaped and controlled by the greed of others, but that ends now. I have burned down the court of King Midas and from those flames, I will rise and wield my own power. The problem is, the world won't let me. Because when you turn against a king, everyone turns against you. But with Slade by my side we will fight the monarchs that come for us. And if we need to become the villains, then so be it. Because as long as I live in this world, I won't be used again. I must be strong. I must be undefeatable. I will shine like the sun - and blind our enemies:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condizione: New: A new, unread book. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustratore). 1st UK Edition. © 2021: 3rd in the 'Plated Prisoner' series of books. 1st UK edition, 1st printing hardback in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #632 of 1000. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Black sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: 'I don't choose him, not anymore. I'm choosing me'. I was told that being confined was to keep the bad out. Until I realized it was about keeping me in. Midas made me forbidden and weak. Little did he know that I would find my wings and voice - which sings now. After living amongst the terrifying army of Fourth Kingdom, I find myself, once again in strange lands and a kingdom surrounded by liars. But something has ignited within me. Something dark. Something angry. Then comes King Ravinger. And the last thing I wanted was my heart to be torn. Can I really fall in love when the cities around me threaten to crumble and my fate hangs in the balance:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condizione: New: A new, unread book. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustratore). 1st UK Edition. © 2021: 2nd in the 'Plated Prisoner' series of books. 1st UK edition, 1st printing hardback in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #632 of 1000. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Black sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: 'I hope you burn so bright that you scorch your golden king down to ash'. After ten years, I have left the grips of one king only to fall into the hands of another. I have fought the terrifying Red Raid Pirates, endured the murder of those I care about, and survived the frozen planes of Orea, only to find myself a prisoner of the army of the Fourth Kingdom. Leading the army is Commander Rip, a notorious warrior whose name is whispered in taverns and street corners all over the six kingdoms. But as I get to know him, I realise he is something else. He is fae. Part of the powerful and magical people who are said to have abandoned this world entirely three hundred years ago. But here one stands before me. And when he turns his onyx eyes upon me, I fall captive. For an entirely different reason. In this game of war and love, it's my turn to choose:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condizione: New: A new, unread book. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustratore). 1st UK Edition. © 2020: 1st in the 'Plated Prisoner' series of books. 1st UK edition, 1st printing hardback in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #632 of 1000. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Black sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: 'It's the arrogance of men to think so little of women. And it will be their downfall'. This is the story of King Midas. Or that's what we're always told. The Golden King with his palace of riches and me, the girl he turned to gold. Upon the snowy mountains in the Sixth Kingdom of Orea, I'm locked away in Highbell Castle. Away from the dangers of the world below. No man can get in. Apart from him. King Midas rescued me from the streets. He gave me food, shelter, and his heart. I promised to love him forever. But when war comes to the kingdom, a deal is struck - and I am at the heart of the bargain. Everything I know starts to change. My love for Midas challenged, my trust broken. Suddenly I am sent to travel between kingdoms to a future I no longer understand and my spirit becomes truly tested. I'm always told this is his tale. But perhaps that is no longer the case. It's mine:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket by Lucy Rose Cartwright (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, IN THIN BLACK PEN, WITHOUT DEDICATION, ON 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' PAGE. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners bery slightly bruised, 'signed copy' sticker to front jacket, some very faint dents to front jacket, not price clipped (£14.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, overall a vg+ copy. 628pp, illustrated endpapers. Taryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she's forgotten so much. Now it's all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister's murder. And something called The Absolute Book. A book in which secrets are written and which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth. She is the hunted. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of a fine hardcover, the "Signed Waterstones Exclusive Edition" sticker is present on the front cover, with no jacket as issued. A story of mothers and daughters, and the family bonds that make us who we are. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. Signed by Author.