Search Results: Literature & Fiction : Family Saga from Alpha 2 Omega Books

Orion Publishing. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. New/New. Mint condition.Orion,2006.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj,both in mint condition.Illustrated with a b/w map.292pp including Author's note.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her sister Muriel and has never been able to trace her. Stella is soon caught up in the life of the village, and especially in the plans for celebrating the Festival of Britain. As headmistress Miss Kemp and vicar Basil Harvey try to keep the peace between villagers who all have their own ideas for the proposed pageant and fair, Stella tries, with the help of artist Luke Ferris, to find her sister. The Bells of Burracombe begins the story of life in a Devonshire… Read More

Headline Book Publishing. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Headline Book,2004.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges,small nick and slightly yellow on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.346pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: Northumberland, 1880. Sisters Josie and Flora Walton couldn't be more different. Flaxen-haired Flora is the image of her beautiful mother, who died tragically in childbirth. Sensible Josie favours her father, in looks as well as temperament, and she is always getting her mischievous sister out of scrapes. But when Captain Walton dies, the girls discover the shocking truth about their parentage.A passionate and page-turning saga, The… Read More

Macmillan. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Macmillan,2003.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges,two small pencil marks impressions on the edge of the title page,small crease and nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.Price un-clipped.406pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: Young widow Jan Hardy is a successful racehorse trainer, an independent, determined woman working alone in a predominantly male world. After the death of her husband, her priority has been to provide for her two young children. But the world of horseracing is a precarious one, often rife with treachery and corruption. Betrayed by a family of owners, Jan loses seven horses, and finds herself in a desperate… Read More

Orion Publishing. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Orion,2006.First UK edition-first printing.Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book as is new with a small pencil mark impression on the outer edge of the pages.Nice and clean book.372pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Set in Battersea in the 50s and 60s, the Pratchett family have to contend with coalman Alfie Pratchett's obsessive jealousy. Although Alfie is a bully, his two teenage children, John and Millie, have learned to dodge him and his moods. The main concern of ugly duckling Millie is to protect their mum, Eileen. When a serious crisis occurs at the Pratchetts' home, Alfie is forced to watch his whole world gradually collapse around him. Their old life has gone forever, and a new one has begun-one in which rape, debt, alcoholism, and insanity play their parts. And… Read More

Flamingo. First edition-first printing. Paperback. Very good. VGC.Flamingo,1995.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Paperback(two small nicks & crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC.Nice and clean pages with a small mark,nick and slightly tainted and yellow on the outer edges,a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.512pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: Spanning three generations, the first half of this novel focuses on Edward and Sally, who can't find happiness until Edward can forget his dark past in Germany's prison camps. The second half continues with the lives of Edward's grandchildren, Alison and Jamie, searching for independence and love.

HarperCollins Publishers. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC condition.HarperCollins,2004.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small tear,some creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages with a ink mark on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the title page,a couple of creases and small nick on the edges of pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Price un-clipped.359pp

HarperCollins Publishers. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.HarperCollins,2004.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book is new with light shelf wear.Price un-clipped.359pp.

Headline Book. First edition-3rd printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Mint condition.MacLehose Press/Quercus,2008.First UK edition-2nd printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2).Red hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.The book is new with a small crease on the edges of the pages.533pp including The Vanger Family Tree.Price un-clipped.A collectable and scarce 2nd printing as the 1st printing.Heavy book. This is another paragraph Product Description: Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. But her uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone in her own family - the deeply dysfunctional Vanger clan. Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomqvist is hired to investigate, but when he links Harriet's disappearance to a string of gruesome murders from forty years ago, he needs a competent assistant - and… Read More

Orion. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Orion,2002.First UK edition-first printing.Purple hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(small tear on the edge of the back Dj cover,small nicks,crease and scratch on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges,very small mark,nick and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.378pp.

Hodder & Stoughton. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Hodder & Stoughton,2001.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the cover) with Dj(small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book is as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages.Nice & clean book.408pp.Price un-clipped.

Headline Book Publishing. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Headline Book,2006.First edition-first printing.Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks,scratches and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages but slightly yellow on the outer edges,a couple of small creases,nicks and small ink mark on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book,small mark and light shelf wear inside the last blank page of the book.344pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: In this gritty and dramatic new saga, Adele Vincent is left on her own to bring up her son in the village of Lydgate in Lancashire. As the novel opens, in 1936, the future looks bleak, and there are many hurdles ahead, but Adele is nothing if not determined, and she will find a way to make a good life for herself and her boy.

HarperCollins. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC plus.HarperCollins,2001.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small tear on the edge of the front Dj cover,crease and small nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and slightly yellow on the outer edges,small ink mark and nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.404pp including Who's Who tree,list of characters.Price un-clipped.

Allison & Busby. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. As new/Fine. Mint condition.Allison & Busby,2002.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the cover) with Dj(two small creases,nicks and scratch on the Dj cover),both in mint condition.The book is new with a small nick on the outer edge of the pages.319pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: When Eve Taylor sets off for a new life in Cardiff leaving her teenage daughter behind her in Liverpool, Rita Taylor has little choice but go and live with the aunt she never knew she had. Grudgingly Margaret Sinclair, the local pawnbroker, agrees to look after her wayward niece. Despite their initial battle of wills the pair soon become firm friends especially when Rita re-introduces Maggie to her childhood sweetheart William Brodie. As the Great Depression hits the Brodie family find themselves facing financial ruin, so Maggie agrees to take over their debt staving… Read More

Random House. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Random house,2004.First edition-first printing(9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two creases and a nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book is new with a small pencil mark impression on the first blank page of the book.257pp.Price un-clipped.

Orion Publishing. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Orion,2002.First edition.Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book is as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages.Nice and clean book in fine condition.330pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: The Second World War is now over and people must count the cost. Three women from very different backgrounds meet when they find themselves on Bristol Temple Meads station waiting for the return of their loved ones. Edna's fiance Colin comes home crippled. Charlotte's doctor husband, who was a loving and gentle father, returns a violent, disturbed man with no love for her and even less for their children. Polly, who is waiting for her GI boyfriend Aaron, is once again disappointed when he doesn't arrive. Adjusting to men who are very changed and, in Polly's case, to no man at all, is the core of this… Read More

Bantam Press. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Bantam Press,2008.First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a very small mark and ink mark on the outer edges,very small pencil mark impression on the edge of the front endpaper.305pp.Price un-clipped.

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Hodder & Stoughton,2002.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a small crease and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.315pp.Price un-clipped.

Headline. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Headline,2008.First edition-first printing.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small dent,scratch and light shelf wear on the cover) with Dj(a couple of nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages but with some creases on the edges,small ink mark on the outer edge of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Price clipped.345pp.

Headline Book Publishing. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. As new/Fine. Mint condition.Headline,2005.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks,crease and scratch on the Dj cover),both in mint condition.Illustrated with b/w maps.The book is new with light shelf wear,two small nicks on the edges of the pages.Price un-clipped.440pp.A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: Once the pride of the British Navy's East India fleet, the Veritas has fallen on hard times. She is now a transport ship, her cargo prisoners of the Crown, her destination the penal settlement of Van Diemen's Land, now known as Tasmania, the southernmost State of Australia. Pastor Bob Cookson tries to offer solace to the convicts on board. He meets Angus McLeod, a hard-liner on the rights of workers, who is about to enter a world where no such rights exist; Lester Harris, a farmer, who insists his wife… Read More

Orion. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Orion Books,2007.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(green lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with a b/w map.Nice and clean pages with a crease and nick on the edges of the pages,very small mark inside the first blank page of the book.Nice and clean book.312pp.Price un-clipped.