James Scott THE KEPT First Edition Signed
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James Scott THE KEPT First Edition Signed
First USA edition, first print hardback of THE KEPT by James Scott and published by Harper Collins Publishers, New York in 2014. Signed by Scott on the title page. Full numberline 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page.The book is in near fine condition (two-tone grey/slate cloth boards with silver lettering to spine) with no wear to speak of to the dust jacket, which is not price clipped. Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears or other inscriptions. Rough-cut front page edges.
In the winter of 1897, Elspeth Howell treks across miles of snow and ice to the isolated farmstead in upstate New York where she and her husband have raised their five children. Her midwife's salary is tucked into the toes of her boots, and her pack is full of gifts for her family. But as she crests the final hill, and sees her darkened house and a smokeless chimney, immediately she knows that an unthinkable crime has destroyed the life she so carefully built.
Her lone comfort is her twelve-year-old son, Caleb, who joins her in mourning the tragedy and planning its reprisal. Their long journey leads them to a rough-hewn lake town, defined by the violence both of its landscape and of its inhabitants. There Caleb is forced into a brutal adulthood, as he slowly discovers truths about his family he never suspected, and Elspeth must confront the terrible urges and unceasing temptations that have haunted her for years. Throughout it all, the love between mother and son serves as the only shield against a merciless world.
357 pages, including Acknowledgements
ISBN: 978 0 06 223673 9
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