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Handler, David.
WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

New York: HarperPerennial, (2002). SIGNED - The second novel for adults, written under his own name, by the author best known for his Lemony Snicket books. SIGNED on the title page. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-06-093817X.

Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (usual toning to the pages).

Book ID: 67314

Keywords: Fiction, humor, incest, parody

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Herron, Carolivia
THEREAFTER JOHNNIE

Edition: First printing.

New York: Random House, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The highly praised first book by the African American writer whose more recent children's book "Nappy Hair" has been the subject of much controversy. Dustjacket praise from Gloria Naylor, Carlos Fuentes, and Henry Gates. SIGNED by author on title page. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-394-576446.

Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (rem line, crease on dj flap.)

Book ID: 9047

Keywords: African American Literature, first book, incest

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Herron, Carolivia
THEREAFTER JOHNNIE

Edition: First printing.

New York: Random House, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The highly praised first book by the African American writer whose more recent children's book "Nappy Hair" has been the subject of much controversy. Dustjacket praise from Gloria Naylor, Carlos Fuentes, and Henry Gates. SIGNED by author on title page. ISBN: 0-394-576446.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 9048

Keywords: African American Literature, first book, incest

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Palwick, Susan.
FLYING IN PLACE.

Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1992.). SIGNED first edition - The author's very highly praised first book - Jane Yolen called it 'the strongest and wisest novel I have ever read about the problem of child abuse... the book is impossible to read without being moved to fury and tears.' SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Crawford Award for best first fantasy novel. 179 pp.

Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (very different cover art from the final version.)

Book ID: 20229

Keywords: arc, child abuse, crawford award, First book or first novel, incest, uncorrected proof

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Palwick, Susan.
FLYING IN PLACE.

Edition: First printing.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's prize-winning first book - Jane Yolen called it 'the strongest and wisest novel I have ever read about the problem of child abuse... the book is impossible to read without being moved to fury and tears.' SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Crawford Award for best first fantasy novel.179 pp. ISBN: 0-312-851839.

Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

Book ID: 51277

Keywords: child abuse, crawford award, fantasy, First book or first novel, incest

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Palwick, Susan.
FLYING IN PLACE.

Edition: First printing.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's prize-winning first book - Jane Yolen called it 'the strongest and wisest novel I have ever read about the problem of child abuse... the book is impossible to read without being moved to fury and tears.' SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Crawford Award for best first fantasy novel.179 pp. ISBN: 0-312-851839.

Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket.

Book ID: 73536

Keywords: child abuse, crawford award, fantasy, First book or first novel, incest
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Reynolds, Sheri.
BITTERROOT LANDING.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Putnam, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - South Carolina born author's first novel, this introduces Jael, "born into a hard life, but a survivor. She will survive even River Bill." Dustjacket praise from Lee Smith: "Sheri Reynolds' haunting voice will stay with you long after you have finished her very scary and brilliant first novel." 239 pp. ISBN: 0-39913994X.

Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Book ID: 40873

Keywords: First book or first novel, incest, south carolina

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Stuart, Alexander H.
THE WAR ZONE.

Edition: First US printing.

New York: Doubleday, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Screenwriter's very highly praised second novel: Anthony Burgess stated "The War Zone is a pungent, shocking book, superbly written.I was horrified but seduced from first to last." A controversial novel, this was awarded the prestigious Whitbread Prize, but the award was revoked when on judge complained of its treatment of incest. Basis for the 1999 film of the same name which was Tim Roth's directoral debut (and for which Stuart wrote the screenplay) and which one reviewer called the best movie of 1999, praising it for its incredible daring and its brutal but honest portrayal of the subject of sexual abuse and incest. Like the movie, this book is perhaps…
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New York: Doubleday, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Screenwriter's very highly praised second novel: Anthony Burgess stated "The War Zone is a pungent, shocking book, superbly written.I was horrified but seduced from first to last." A controversial novel, this was awarded the prestigious Whitbread Prize, but the award was revoked when on judge complained of its treatment of incest. Basis for the 1999 film of the same name which was Tim Roth's directoral debut (and for which Stuart wrote the screenplay) and which one reviewer called the best movie of 1999, praising it for its incredible daring and its brutal but honest portrayal of the subject of sexual abuse and incest. Like the movie, this book is perhaps too honest to be "commercially sucessful" but it is a well-written book about an often unrecognized but devasting "war zone" - that is, inside a seemingly happy family. ISBN: 0-385249535.
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Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 35794

Keywords: incest, Modern first editions, movie tie-in, whitbread prize
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Stuart, Alexander H.
THE WAR ZONE.

Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

New York: Bantam, (1990.). Screenwriter's very highly praised second novel: Anthony Burgess stated "The War Zone is a pungent, shocking book, superbly written.I was horrified but seduced from first to last." A controversial novel, this was awarded the prestigious Whitbread Prize, but the award was revoked when on judge complained of its treatment of incest. Basis for the 1999 film of the same name which was Tim Roth's directoral debut (and for which Stuart wrote the screenplay) and which one reviewer called the best movie of 1999, praising it for its incredible daring and its brutal but honest portrayal of the subject of sexual abuse and incest. Like the movie, this book is perhaps too honest to be "commercially…
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New York: Bantam, (1990.). Screenwriter's very highly praised second novel: Anthony Burgess stated "The War Zone is a pungent, shocking book, superbly written.I was horrified but seduced from first to last." A controversial novel, this was awarded the prestigious Whitbread Prize, but the award was revoked when on judge complained of its treatment of incest. Basis for the 1999 film of the same name which was Tim Roth's directoral debut (and for which Stuart wrote the screenplay) and which one reviewer called the best movie of 1999, praising it for its incredible daring and its brutal but honest portrayal of the subject of sexual abuse and incest. Like the movie, this book is perhaps too honest to be "commercially sucessful" but it is a well-written book about an often unrecognized but devasting "war zone" - that is, inside a seemingly happy family. 210 pp. ISBN: 0-385249535.
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Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (usual light toning to the pages.)

Book ID: 56340

Keywords: Fiction, incest, movie tie-in, whitbread prize

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Voigt, Cynthia.
WHEN SHE HOLLERS.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Scholastic, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Powerful novel by this Newbery medal winning author about a teenager and the day when she decides that her stepfather will never touch her again. "With the first sentence of this searingly honest novel, readers are plunged into the consciousness of a teenage girl who is fighting for her life. Tish's adversary isn't disease or physical injury; instead, it is the devastation of ongoing sexual abuse.. . This groundbreaking book - like its protagonist - is raw, courageous, and a winner. (School Library Journal) 177 pp. ISBN: 0-59046714X.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 89657

Keywords: incest, sexual abuse, stepfather, Young adult books

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Woolf, Virginia (edited by Louise de Salvo.)
MELYMBROSIA.

Edition: First thus.

San Francisco: Cleis Press, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Woolf's first novel, completed in 1912 when she was 30 years old, but only published three years later, in a much tamer version, as "The Voyage Out." This novel was reconstructed from the original manuscripts held by the New York Public Library by Louise deSalvo, who also wrote the introduction to this edition. xxvii, 350 pp. ISBN: 1573441481.

Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Book ID: 48825

Keywords: first novel, homosexuality, incest, sexual awakening, Women Authors

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