Alice Thomas Ellis — The Other Side of the Fire
New York, Viking, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first American edition of Alice Thomas Ellis's novel 'The Other Side of the Fire&apos. This novel is a humorous, sharp-edges story about love, passion, and friendship. It follows middle aged Claudia Bohannon, who falls in love with her handsome stepson. Signed by the author to the title page, 'To David, with love from alice/ama&apos. Alice Thomas Ellis was a celebrated twentieth century novelist. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize with her novel 'The 27th Kingdom' and is best known for her novel 'Unexplained Laughter&apos. In a quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. With unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is also in an excellent condition with just some minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Small closed tear to the tail of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
