Joseph Olshan — Clara&Apos;S Heart

London, Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Joseph Olshan's touching novel about a young boy and his housekeeper, a presentation copy to the publisher Tom Maschler. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the half-title, '22 April 1986, To Tom Maschler, who was .. warm and entertaining last summer in East Hampton, warmest wishes, Joseph Olshan&apos. An association copy, with Tom Maschler's bookplate to the front pastedown. Maschler was the head of Jonathan Cape, who was one of the key figures in creating the Booker Prize in the 1960s. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Clara's Heart' is a fascinating and touching novel portraying the relationship between a young boy and his family's Jamaican housekeeper. Written by Joseph Olshan, an American novelist, who is best known for this novel, which was later made into a film. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper with just some very light marks and some minor edge wear. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signed by the author to the half-title. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.