The Ruins (Signed Limited UK First Edition)
Language: English
Published by HQ, London, 2026
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- New
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SIGNED, LIMITED FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING ("1" on copyright page) London, HQ in association with Goldsboro Books, August 2026. NEW, UNREAD . Signed by the Author directly on the Title/Limitation Page with no inscription. This is number 722 of 1200 numbered copies. Publisher's bookmark laid in. A Fine Book with a Fine Dust Jacket in protective Mylar cover, no wear, no tears. Text Clean, no marks. Binding Tight and Square. Cloth Boards with Digitally Sprayed Edges Clean, no bumps, no wear. This is a beautiful copy of this author's debut novel. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with USPS Tracking from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Signed, First UK Limited Edition, First Printing.
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- Title
- The Ruins (Signed Limited UK First Edition)
- Author
- Docton, Becky
- Publisher
- HQ, London
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0008730768
- ISBN 13
- 9780008730765
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- British Edition, Fiction, Signed
'Exquisite … gloriously Dickensian. The writing is breathtaking. Absolutely stunning' Veronica Henry
‘A sweeping story of self-discovery' Anita Frank
Fall in love with the extraordinary debut from a powerful new voice, perfect for fans of Alice Winn and Clare Chambers. Pre-order now!
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Devon, 1937
Lucie, just seven years old, newly arrived in England, watches blood drip from her mother’s hem as she crosses the footbridge to the train that will snatch her out of her life, the words, ‘Don’t leave me,’ captured in her throat.
Clifford glances at the small girl sitting beside him as they drive back to The Ruins, the ancestral home Lucie has never known. Once alive with weekend parties, croquet and swimming in the lake, ‘These days, nobody is happy here,’ Clifford tells Lucie.
Enid, in the vast, dark kitchen, clutches a cigarette and a sour drink, her violet eyes appraising the new arrival like a spider intent on a fly. She murmurs, ‘She’s got Kyte in her. Looks like Ruth.’ But this is not a compliment.
Ruth seethes with rage as she studies her own lovely face in the mirror of her cabin, aboard the ocean liner that will carry her and the husband who has betrayed her away from her daughter and back to Malaya. ‘Plenty of mothers do this,’ she tells herself.
As Lucie pieces together the story of her family and the mother who vanishes from her childhood, she will make unlikely friendships and discover the joy of imagination; and in the years that follow, will tread a precarious line taking her to unexpected places, both in herself and the rapidly changing world around her.
The Ruins is a glorious, sweeping debut about coming of age, forging identity and the search for home, spanning three decades and crossing continents, from a powerful new voice, Becky Docton.
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About the Author
Becky Docton lives in Bath with her husband and two sons. She recently completed an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. The Ruins is her debut novel.
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