Akins, Ellen

Home Movie

Hardcover, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. First Edition. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on full title page. Ellen Akins' first novel. "Joey Taylor's childhood went awry somewhere. Now that she's alone, fourteen years old, her father dead, her mother gone adventuring, she sees the opportunity to bring herself up right. [...] Home Movie marks the debut of a remarkable writing talent. A compelling family drama and a complex novel of ideas, it is a work of astonishing cumulative power." Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on tail edge. Book has light bumps on both ends of spine, some very faint discoloration on head and tail edges of boards. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ is slightly sunned on edges of flaps. ; 302 pages; Signed by Author(s). [Item #86]

Price: $35.00