Nightcrawling SIGNED FIRST EDITION
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Leila Mottley in ink to page specially bound in by the publisher. Stated First Edition. 9 1/2" X 6 3/4". 271pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. A highly presentable signed first printing of the critically acclaimed, multi-award-nominated DEBUT novel of Leila Mottley, longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, making Mottley the youngest author to have ever been nominated for the award.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent—which has more than doubled—and to keep the nine-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed. One night, what begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger turns into the job Kiara never imagined wanting but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. Her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland Police Department. Rich with raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability, Nightcrawling marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before.(Publisher). Very good + / Very good +. Item #11118
ISBN: 9780593318935
Price: $30.00