Original Bliss First edition by Kennedy, A. L - 1997

London: Jonathan Cape, 1997. First edition, 1997. Hardback. 311pp. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket. The stories collected in Original Bliss are concerned with the complexities of sex and the lack of it. In the novella that gives the book its title, Helen Brindle thinks she has lost God - but it is simply love that she's missing. She cant find it at home, with the violent, deadly Mr Brindle; but will she find it in Stuttgart when she meets the enigmatic Edward E. Gluck, with his Process and his paraphilia? And what happens when her father confessor starts to confess? A beautiful and terrifying examination of passion and pornography, of the aching need for completion and healing, 'Original Bliss' is a huge achievement. Taken together, the work in this book is a testament to a unique and extraordinary talent. Book condition very good. Faint soiling to upper edge of text block. Previous owner's name to ffep. Dust jacket very good. unclipped and with just a little minor edge wear.