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Carry Me Down
by M.J. Hyland
- Used
- Near Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Canongate, 2006. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition, second impression, of M.J. Hyland's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. This signed first edition, second impression, of Maria Joan Hyland's novel 'Carry Me Down' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Hawthornden Prize and the Encore Prize in 2007. The novel tells the story of a young man with the unusual talent of knowing when people are lying, following his loving but fragile family as they are forced from their rural home to a Dublin council flat. First edition, second impression, with unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page, dated Oct 2006. An immediate and compelling work, Hyland's 'Carry Me Down' is a visceral tale of disturbed love the complexity of truth. In the publisher"s original paperback binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally very smart, with some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and some creasing to the spine. The dustwrapper is generally very smart, with some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities and some handling marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
John Egan has a gift. He can tell when people are lying. Hoping that his talent will bring him fame, he has written to the Guinness Book of Records. But while he waits for a letter in return, his obsession with uncovering the truth begins to threaten his already fragile family.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 670H11
- Title
- Carry Me Down
- Author
- M.J. Hyland
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Canongate
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- M.J. Hyland Carry Me Down First Edition Signed Carry Me Down
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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