Philip Hensher — The Northern Clemency

London, Fourth Estate, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of Philip Hensher's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. This signed first edition of celebrated novelist and journalist Philip Hensher's 'The Northern Clemency' which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2008. 'The Northern Clemency' is semi-autobiographical, an epic portrait of ordinary lives and ordinary history across an era, inspired by the great expansive Russian novels of the nineteenth century. Hensher is frequently listed amongst the most influential LGBT people in Britain, and was selected as one of Granta's Twenty Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. First edition, first impression, in unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 13.10.08. An incredible tale showcasing Hensher as one of the greatest chroniclers of English life, 'The Northern Clemency' is an epic of two Sheffield families. In the publisher's original hardback cloth binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. The dustwrapper is very smart, with a 'signed by the author' sticker to the front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.