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Neale Lucas
Sep 23, 20201 min read
APEIROGON - COLLECTION.
This is a first edition, first print of "Apeirogon" by Colum McCann. It was published by Random House in 2020. It was longlisted for the...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 26, 20202 min read
HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD - COLLECTION.
This is a first edition, first printing of "How Much of These Hills is Gold" by C Pam Zhang. It was published by VIRAGO Press in 2020 and...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 7, 20202 min read
SHUTTER ISLAND - COLLECTION.
Now I must admit that I am not a big fan of Dennis Lehane but I am a massive fan of "Shutter Island". I think that it has a brilliant...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 19, 20201 min read
LORD OF THE FLIES - COLLECTION.
This is a stunning edition of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It was published by The Folio Society in 2009. The original first...
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Neale Lucas
Jul 9, 20201 min read
ASHES OF OLYMPUS TRILOGY - COLLECTION.
I was chuffed when Odyssey books contacted me asking if I would like to review THE IVORY GATE by Julian Barr. It is the first book in a...
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Neale Lucas
Apr 19, 20201 min read
HISTORY OF WOLVES - COLLECTION.
This is a first edition, first print of "History of Wolves" by Emily Fridlund. It was published by FIRST GROVE ATLANTIC in 2017. It was...
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Neale Lucas
Apr 15, 20201 min read
EXIT WEST - COLLECTION.
This is a first edition, first print of "Exit West" by Mohsin Hamid. It was published by HAMISH HAMILTON in 2017. It is signed on the...
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Neale Lucas
Mar 16, 20202 min read
HIS DARK MATERIALS - COLLECTION.
I can't remember what age I was, when I first read this magnificent trilogy. I did go back and reread the entire trilogy last year in...
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Neale Lucas
Feb 15, 20201 min read
AUGUSTUS.
This is a signed first edition, first print of AUGUSTUS by John Williams. It was published by VIKING PRESS in 1972. It is signed by...
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Neale Lucas
Feb 14, 20201 min read
THE WATER CURE.
This is a first edition, first print of THE WATER CURE by Sophie Mackintosh. It was published by HAMISH HAMILTON in 2018. It was...
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Neale Lucas
Feb 10, 20201 min read
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING.
This is the 2005 hardback edition, first print of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier. It was first published in 1999 by HARPER...
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Neale Lucas
Feb 4, 20201 min read
WARLIGHT.
This copy of WARLIGHT by Michael Ondaatje is a first edition, first print, published by JONAHAN CAPE in 2018. It was longlisted for the...
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Neale Lucas
Jan 29, 20201 min read
COLLECTION.
This is a first edition, first print of NORMAL PEOPLE by Sally Rooney. It was published by FABER & FABER in 2018. It is signed by Rooney...
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Neale Lucas
Jan 27, 20202 min read
COLLECTION.
This is a first edition, first print of EVERYTHING UNDER by Daisy Johnson. It was published by JONATHAN CAPE in 2018. It was shortlisted...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 20, 20192 min read
THE STARLESS SEA - COLLECTION.
It seems like I, and many others I'm sure, have been waiting for Erin Morgenstern to publish this book forever. Well it has been almost a...
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Neale Lucas
Nov 6, 20191 min read
THIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED - COLLECTION.
This copy is a first edition, first print, published by DOUBLEDAY in 2013. It is signed by John Boyne on the title page. Here is a...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 24, 20192 min read
THE HOARDER - COLLECTION.
With this book, I now have all three of Kidd's amazing books. This is a first edition, first print of THE HOARDER by Jess Kidd. It was...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 16, 20191 min read
THINGS IN JARS - COLLECTION.
With the year so close to ending, there is a good chance that this will be my favourite read for the year. This is a first edition, first...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 14, 20191 min read
HIMSELF - COLLECTION.
This literally just turned up on my doorstep. Now anybody who reads this blog has probably had enough of me waxing on about this novel,...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 12, 20192 min read
THE FISH THAT CLIMBED A TREE, KINNARA - COLLECTION.
Both of these books are published by 2QT PUBLISHING. "The Fish that Climbed a Tree" is a first edition published in 2018, while "Kinnara"...
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