A lovely hand signed, lined & pre-publication dated example of the uncommon 1st printing of the 2nd novel from award-winning English author Samantha Harvey (b. 1975).  She rose to immediate prominence when her 2009 debut novel 'The Wilderness ' won 2 literary awards, and was Longlisted for the Booker Prize and Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction (when the Orange Prize). 




* On 12 November 2024, her 5th novel 'Orbital ' was named by the judging panel as the Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize, beating off the very strong challenge of 'James ' by Percival Everett *






'All Is Song ', published by Jonathan Cape in London on 20 January 2012, 1st edition/1st printing, standard modern hardback, [vi] + 281 pages.






Flat hand signed by the author at the title page, she has also lined in part of the opening sentence of the book 'They've come, they've come, he was thinking...' and has dated this copy at 24th December 2011, this being nearly 4 weeks before the official publication date.


A fine copy, appears to be in unread condition, no markings, tightly bound, merest hint of storage wear at the spine ends, dustjacket is within a removable protective plastic sleeve.








** THE HIGHLY-RATED 2ND NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'ORBITAL', WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE FOR 2024 **




Leonard is alone and rootless, returning to London after his father's death.  He moves in with his distant brother William and his family, hoping to renew their friendship but learning to drop his expectations of brotherhood.  William is a former lecturer and activist who now runs informal meetings with ex-students.  He is defiantly unworldly and forever questioning.




When a young student follows William's arguments to a shocking conclusion, it appears William has already set his own fate in motion.  Against a backdrop of tabloid frenzy, Leonard can only watch as William embraces the danger in the only way he knows how, which threatens to consume not only himself, but his entire family.





'This beautifully written composition does that rare thing, of provoking free thought, while scrutinising the far-reaching repercussions of such rebellious activity' -- The Independent













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