Fyfield, FrancesABAA
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1988réf. 25411New York: Pocket Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671676644 . A handsome first American edition/first printing in Fine condition with lightly soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with trivial edgewear. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; In the gripping and disturbing novel A Question of Guilt Frances Fyfield takes on the formidable subject of guilt. The story unfolds over the course of several days in the life of a woman Ruth as she wrestles with her conscience and tries to make sense of the death of her son. Ruth is tormented by the questions of whether she could have done anything differently to prevent her son's death and whether she is in any way responsible. As she contemplates her situation Ruth is pushed to the brink of insanity by her own torment. A Question of Guilt is a powerful and deeply moving exploration of the power of guilt and the devastating toll it can take on the individual and the community.; 8vo; 224 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover books
1998réf. 25412New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0670878898 . An elegant first American edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket with a small nick to upper rear corner. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; Dating can be tough but it can be even tougher when you're blind.Catherine "Cat" Jackson has never been on a date in her life but she's ready to change that. She's been told by her best friend that blind dates can be some of the best and most fun experiences so she sets out to find someone to go on a date with her.She meets John a charming and attentive man at a coffee shop. After getting to know each other Cat and John decide to go on a date. But things get a little bit complicated when Cat finds out that John is blind.Despite the challenges Cat and John continue to date and have some great fun. They learn a lot about each other and Cat comes to respect John for his strength and courage.Ultimately Cat and John fall in love and marry. They are happy to have found each other and they know that they would not have; 8vo; 264 pages; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover books
1991réf. 25413New York: Pocket Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671735462 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with lightly soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; When her father dies fifteen-year-old Tamsin is sent to live with her grandparents in the country. Tamsin is excited to be away from the city but she's not prepared for the darkness that descends on her when she's not sleeping. Tamsin is diagnosed with narcolepsy and her sleep-deprived state leads to wild hallucinations and dangerous behavior. With the help of her doctor and her grandparents Tamsin learns to manage her condition and find peace in her sleep.; 8vo; 227 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover books
2004réf. 25414London: Little Brown. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316861774 . A gorgeous first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike dust wrapper. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; Following the death of her husband a writer moves to a house in the country with her young son. She begins to write again but is plagued by memories of her husband.; A Sarah Fortune Novel; 8vo; 243 pages; Signed by Author . Little, Brown hardcover books
1990réf. 25415New York: Pocket Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671676660 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in alike lightly soiled dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; caNot That Kind of Place is the story of young Alice who moves to a small town in Maine with her parents. She is excited to start her new life but soon realizes that this is not the kind of place she was expecting. Alice is bullied at school and her parents are constantly working. She starts to feel like she has nowhere to go and no one to help her. But then she meets a group of new friends who help her to find herself and the strength to stand up to the bullies.This book is a great story about dealing with bullies and finding yourself. It is a story that will appeal to anyone who has ever felt like they were alone in their struggles.; 8vo; 214 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover books
1994réf. 25416New York: Pantheon Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0679426655 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; Frances Fyfield's debut novel Perfectly Pure and Good is a coming-of-age story about a young girl Elinor who is sent to a boarding school in the country to escape the scandal of her parents' divorce. Elinor is an outcast at her new school where the girls are all snobby and the boys are all mean. But Elinor soon finds a new friend in Alice and she begins to learn about the beauty of simplicity. As Elinor falls in love with the simple life at her school she also realizes that her parents' divorce was not as bad as she thought it was.; 8vo; 207 pages; Signed by Author . Pantheon Books hardcover books
2005réf. 25417London: Little Brown. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316727644 . A smart first edition/first Impression in Fine condition with minor soiling to front flyleaf and title page in alike dust wrapper. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; The book Safer Than Houses is about an 11-year-old girl Lottie and her family who move into a new house. Initially everything seems normal but then Lottie and her family start to experience strange things happening in the house. They start to see things that aren't there hear things that aren't there and feel things that aren't there. They soon realize that the house is actually a lot safer than they thought it was and they start to enjoy living in it.; 8vo; 273 pages; Signed by Author . Little, Brown hardcover books
2003réf. 25053London: Little Brown. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316859834 . An eye-catching first edition/first Impression in Fine condition with lightly bumped lower corners in alike dust wrapper. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; After being orphaned as a teenager Lottie moves to the country to live with her aunt. In the countryside Lottie meets a boy who tells her a frightening story of a girl who disappeared. Lottie begins to have nightmares about the girl and soon realizes that the boy was telling the truth. Lottie begins to search for the girl and discovers that she is being held captive by a madman. Lottie risks everything to save the girl and in the end they both find safety.; 8vo; 282 pages; Signed by Author . Little, Brown hardcover books
1989réf. 25419New York: Pocket Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671701614 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition with minor soiling to top edge in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; In Shadows on the Mirror Fyfield creates a new heroine Sarah Fortune as wonderfully complex and fascinating as Helen West but with a very different attitude toward life. from the dust-jacket ; 8vo; viii 215 216 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover books
1999réf. 16789London: Bantam Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0593041054 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; This is a memoir of Frances Fyfield's life as a blind woman. It tells the story of how she has learned to live fully and creatively despite her disability.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Bantam Press hardcover books
2000réf. 25420New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670887307 . A stunning first American edition/first printing in Fine condition with minor foxing to top edge and minor soiling to lower board edges in alike dust jacket. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; After her mother's death 17-year-old Grace falls into a deep depression. She spends her days wandering around the city staring at the light in hope of finding her mother again. When she meets a man named Daniel she starts to feel like she has found a new purpose in life. Together they embark on a journey to find Grace's mother and heal the wounds of her past.; 8vo; 275 pages; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover books
1999réf. 15491New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670887307 . A handsome first US edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; This book is about a girl who is sent to a mental institution after she has a mental break. She meets a boy there who helps her to get her life back together.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover books
2006réf. 25421London: Little Brown. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316727628 . A most attractive first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike dust wrapper with a hint of edgewear. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; Rachel Doe a shy accountant who has recently enrolled in an evening drawing class. Doe meets charismatic Ivy Wiseman--part-time model ex-junkie a cleaner on the night shift survivor of divorce homelessness and the death of her first child. During the summer Doe learns of the drowning of Ivy's daughter and of Ivy's ex-husband Carl a brutal and ambitious lawyer who has custody of Ivy's second child. Ivy's parents recruit Rachel to help them to locate the elusive Carl with the purpose of making him confront the harm that he has caused. In her naive passion for doing good Rachel locates Carl but in her innocence she fails to realize that in murderous family battles there is no justice only vendettas and no life is sacred least of all her own. ; 8vo; viii 372 4 pages; Signed by Author . Little, Brown hardcover books
1997réf. 25422New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670876828 . A lovely first American edition/first printing in Fine condition with minor foxing to top edge in alike dust jacket. SIGNED by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; Frances Fyfield's debut novel Without Consent is a dark suspenseful tale of sexual assault. When college student Beth is sexually assaulted by her friend's brother she doesn't know how to tell anyone. She's too embarrassed and she doesn't want to seem like a victim. For years she struggles to deal with the assault and the shame that comes with it. But when Beth is randomly targeted by the same man she realizes that she can't keep living in fear. She needs to find someone who will believe her and help her take justice into her own hands. Without Consent is a harrowing yet inspiring story of sexual assault and the courage it takes to fight back.; 8vo; 260 pages; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover books
1996réf. 26154New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684807505 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near fine condition with minor foxing to top edge in Fine dust-jacket; Nick Gaitano's follow-up to his acclaimed debut novel "The Thirteenth Tale" is a dark and provocative work that examines the power of storytelling and how it can be used to manipulate and control those who listen.; 8vo; 256 pages . Simon & Schuster hardcover
1995réf. 26155New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671500104 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Fine condition with minor soiling to top edge in alike dust-jacket with a hint of edgewear; The story follows the life of a high school student Mr. X who is struggling with the same problems as any other teenager: finding friends dealing with bullies and trying to fit in. But Mr. X has a secret: he is a werewolf. The novel follows his journey as he comes to terms with his identity and the challenges that come with being a werewolf in a society that views them as monsters.; 8vo; 272 pages . Simon & Schuster hardcover
2004réf. 25424New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060596503 . A smart first edition/first printing in Fine condition with minor wear to extremities in Near Fine with light edgewear. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by author Joseph R. Garber directly on the title page; Whirlwind tells the story of a group of high school students who are forced to evacuate their town during a tornado. The teens must band together to survive the chaos and find their way back home.; 8vo; 313 pages; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
2008réf. 20220New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525950664 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Meg Gardiner directly on the title page; The Dirty Secrets Club is a novel that tells the story of five girls who form a secret society in order to share secrets and gossip. The society is a way for the girls to connect and share their experiences and to learn from each other. The novel also focuses on the consequences of their secrets and the ways that the society affects their individual lives.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover books
2010réf. 25425New York: Dutton. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525951725 . A sharp first edition/first printing in Fine condition with a hint of soiling to fore edge in Near Fine dust jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author Meg Gardiner directly on the title page; From the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter a haunting novel of love and deception.In 1922 on the eve of her sixteenth birthday Rose LaClaire moves from her small Irish town to the city to live with her rich uncle. In the city Rose meets the handsome charismatic J.D. She's in love with him and he with her. But Rose discovers that J.D. is not who he seems. He's a liar and he's been lying to her all along.Now in the present day Rose has a chance to right some of the wrongs of the past. She's been invited to spend Christmas with J.D. and his family in Vermont. As she gets closer to the truth Rose realizes that J.D. may be the only person who can help her heal from the pain of the past.But can Rose ever forgive him for the; 8vo; 353 pages; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover books
2009réf. 25428New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525950753 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by the author Meg Gardiner on the title page; This book is about a woman named Meg who is obsessed with collecting memories. She spends her days going through old photo albums letters and anything else she can find related to memories. Some of the memories she collects are happy and some are sad but she is never able to forget them. One day she finds a box full of old memories that she had forgotten about. The memories make her realize that she should stop collecting memories and start living them.; 8vo; 354 pages; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover books
2011réf. 25426New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525952217 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Meg Gardiner on the title page; "Edgar Award Winner Meg Gardiner returns with a gripping adrenaline-filled thriller featuring forensic psychologist Jo Beckett and an exhilarating game that turns into a deadly nightmare." ; 8vo; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover books
1986réf. 21292New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394544021 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her small and unobtrusive inventory number and signature on front paste down; edited and with introduction by Nicholas Delbanco; 8vo . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
2001réf. 51417New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553801279 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with page edge soiling in an alike dust-jacket with some minor tearing and shelfwear; Eugenie Davis is killed by a driver on a quiet London street but her death was no accident. Now Inspector Thomas Lynley along with his longtime partners Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata must untangle the dark secrets and darker passions of a family whose history conceals the truth behind a horrific crime; 8vo; x 1-722 4 pages . Bantam Books hardcover
2003réf. 25430New York: Bantam Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553801309 . A gorgeous first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket with a hint of edgewear. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by author Elizabeth George directly on the title page; The novel is set in a small town in Maine during the 1940s. The town is rocked by the disappearance of a young girl and the townspeople are forced to deal with their own secrets.; 8vo; 514 pages; Signed by Author . Bantam Books hardcover books
1991réf. 25431New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0553074075 . A bright first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear and laminate separation to front. SIGNED by author Elizabeth George directly to title page; After the death of her beloved father Lucy moves to a new town to start fresh. Lucy is a bright beautiful girl who is determined to find her place in the world. She meets and befriends a group of girls her age but they all seem to be trapped in their own little worlds. Lucy starts to feel like she's missing out on something. Then one night while out at the mall Lucy is brutally attacked. She doesn't know who to turn to for help but she knows she has to find them.; 8vo; 371 pages; Signed by Author . Bantam Books hardcover books
