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BURTON, JESSIE: : THE CONFESSION

LONDON.PICADOR/an imprint of Pan Macmillan,2019.

ISBN 9781509886142.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Waterstones Exclusive Edition,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] NMINT/NMINT. Wrapped, protected and stored from issuse/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,assorted foliage illustrated wrap-around background with to front panel of dw/dj,a sitting rabbit outline with colour +gilt floral illustration within and an outlined,seated nude female body beneath the floral illustration; with author's capitalised, embossed,matt white-lettered name at top edge with white-lettered Million copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist credit underneath and similarly coloured+lettered title as the author's name to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with a pair of thumbnail colour+gilt flower illustrated detail from front's design with author's name+title in similarly embossed, coloured,lettering as the front's,rear panel with assorted foliage'd illustration and 5 critics' reviews for 'The Miniaturist' and 'The Muse'.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.All edges coloured red and without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked fluorescent red gilt lettered and thumbnail rabbit detail,a plain black headband with sewn-in red silk ribbon bookmark and blue/green repeated rabbit illustrated endpapers.UK, small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Waterstones Exclusive Edition,1st edn,3-453pp [paginated] includes 52 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages with an author's SIGNED, Waterstones Exclusive Edition tipped in page between the two,a dedication,epigrams (2 - dialogue between Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart The Barefoot Contessa,1954 and Pauli Pyllko),  individual year-dated,b/w thumbnail illustrated separator pages and to the rear,author's Acknowledgements.                                Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and razzle-dazzle, Elise feels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever. Three decades later, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist,Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holden's house in search of a confession . . . 'The Confession' is an absorbing tale of secrets and self-discovery from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of 'The Miniaturist' and 'The Muse'. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                                                                                                  

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