Slade House
by Mitchell, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 147363380X
- ISBN 13
- 9781473633803
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Sceptre, 2015. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Print. A true first edition, First printing, in original jacket which is not price clipped,.Unread with light toning to the top of the text block. Accompanying the first edition is a signed UK proof, some spotting to the pages. Both are signed by David Mitchell to the title page in green pen. [ David Mitchell, Borris House 2021 ].
Reviews
On Dec 13 2015, a reader said:
Slade House is the seventh novel by British author, David Mitchell. Slade House is a haunted house with a difference. It is not easily found, nor can just anyone get in. But once every nine years, at the end of Otober, a guest enters from Slade Alley through a mysteriously transient black iron door, and a good time is had by all, for a while, at least. And then….
Mitchell divides his tale into five chapters. Each is set nine years apart, and events are narrated by the guest (except for the last chapter). These events follow a pattern, and there are many common elements, but the differences are significant and important. And while it is quite apparent what will happen by the second chapter, the finer details and nuances are expanded in each chapter.
This novel has an interesting and clever plot with a few twists. The characters are believable and their dialogue natural. Mitchell establishes the era easily with seamless references to politics, popular music and film, literature and current affairs. The genre is described as horror, although it is not of the blood-thirsty variety. It can easily be read as a stand-alone, but does have characters and features in common with other Mitchell novels, in particular The Bone Clocks, so fans of Mitchell’s work will enjoy placing these in their original context. Shorter than his usual, this is, nonetheless, another excellent offering from this talented author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015332
- Title
- Slade House
- Author
- Mitchell, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 147363380X
- ISBN 13
- 9781473633803
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- SLADE HOUSE,SIGNED, first edition,DAVID MITCHELL, first edition
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