Leaving Atlanta [Signed]
Tayari Jones
ISBN 10: 0446528307 ISBN 13: 9780446528306
Published by Warner Books / AOL Time Warner, New York, 2002
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New York: Warner Books / AOL Time Warner, 2002. First Edition. Signed by Tayari Jones with date 10/7/02 to title page. Octavo; 255pp. Illustrated dust jacket; black cloth-backed boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket and boards rubbed along edges; binding sound; toning to pages, else unmarked; a Near Fine copy of Jones' first novel. Seller Inventory # 34113
Synopsis:
It's summer in Atlanta and black children are disappearing. By the time the heinous killing spree is over, 29 will be dead. This haunting menace provides the backdrop to the exquisitely evocative stories of three children fighting the everyday battles of adolescence; Tasha, who is coping with her parents' separation and the sweet pain of a first crush on a tender boy; Rodney, who struggles to make friends and wants only to please his abusive father; and Octavia, who faces down the popular crowd at school and must straddle the line between protected and protective daughter. Ultimately, these individual stories reveal the loss of innocence that accompanies the passage from childhood to adulthood. Based on the true-life Atlanta child murders, in which 29 black children were murdered over the course of two years, the terror behind the story is vivid and powerful. The author herself lived through this period and suffered the trauma of having two of her fifth-grade classmates abducted and murdered.
Review:
"This strongly grounded tale...proves Jones to be a powerful storyteller."
"Explores a tragic time in Atlanta's history...with a refreshing sense of humor and redemption."
"Tayari Jones has emerged as one of the most important voices of her generation."--Essence
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Title: Leaving Atlanta [Signed]
Publisher: Warner Books / AOL Time Warner, New York
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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Leaving Atlanta [SIGNED COPY]
Published by
Warner Books, 2002
ISBN 10: 0446528307
ISBN 13: 9780446528306
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page and separately signed and inscribed "To Dave- paper." on the half-title page. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Dust jacket is fine. Book has mild shelfwear to the bottoms of the boards, a bumped corner, and toning to the edges of the pageblock. A Hurston/Wright Legacy Award-winning novel about the Atlanta child murders of 1979-1981 by the Women's Prize-, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts-, and Georgia Writers Hall of Fame-winning author of "An American Marriage" and "The Untelling". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 008991