P. S. Rushforth — Kindergarten
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this moving retelling of 'Hansel and Gretel' by P. S. Rushforth, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this short and disturbing novel, a grim retelling of the popular tale of Grimm brothers' Hansel and Gretel, where a woman is murdered during a terrorist attack, leaving her three sons with their grandmother Lili, haunted by her experiences during the Holocaust.Written by P. S. Rushforth, English author of two novels, both released to considerable critical acclaimed. This novel won the Hawthornden Prize in the UK. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
