Alice Hoffman — Fortune&Apos;S Daughter

London, Collins Harvill, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this dramatic novel by Alice Hoffman, presented in a lovely illustrated and unclipped dust wrapper. First UK Edition, Scarce.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This is a dramatic work of fiction by Alice Hoffman which is described as a 'juxtaposition of the mythic, the apocalyptic, with the resolutely ordinary&apos. This novel follows two women who meet by chance during a hot Californian summer, one who reads fortunes from tea-leaves, and the other who runs away from home and becomes pregnant. Alice Hoffman is an American novelist who has written a range of works for adults as well as young-adult and children's books. She is best known for her novel 'Practical Magic&apos. Collated, complete.  In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable faults other than a bit of bumping to the extremities.Dust wrapper is excellent. with light age-toning to the spine region. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.