The Mothers
by Brit Bennett
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399184511
- ISBN 13
- 9780399184512
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Riverhead Books, 2016. SIGNED. Purchased New. NF/F. First Edition. First printing with number line starting with 1. Signed by Brit Bennett on the title page. The unread book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light creases to the spine ends. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($26.00) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 278 pages. 6¼ x 9¼ " tall.
Author's first novel. The novel follows Nadia, a young woman who left her small Southern California hometown years ago after the suicide of her mother and is called back to attend to a family emergency. It is a story about young love, a big secret in a small Black community, and the things that ultimately haunt us the most.
Synopsis
The debut novel by author Brit Bennett, The Mothers is a novel about friendship and secrets, set within a contemporary black community in Southern California.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4241
- Title
- The Mothers
- Author
- Brit Bennett
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399184511
- ISBN 13
- 9780399184512
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 278
- Size
- 6.25 x 9.25
- Keywords
- signed, family, coming of age, black community
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Signed Books;
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