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The Water Here Is Never Blue

by Shelagh Plunkett

Signed first edition, first printing of The Water Here Is Never Blue: Intrigue and Lies from an Uncommon Childhood by Shelagh Plunkett, published by Viking/Penguin Canada in 2013. This hardcover copy includes its dust jacket and is flat signed by Plunkett on the title page, without a visible personalization. A “SIGNED BY AUTHOR” sticker remains affixed to the front of the jacket.

Plunkett's literary memoir follows her unconventional coming of age after her Canadian family moved to Guyana and Indonesia during the political upheavals of the 1970s. Recounting a childhood shaped by distant places, danger, family secrecy, and questions surrounding her civil-engineer father's work, it combines memoir, travel writing, and an investigation into the mysteries of her own family history.

The memoir grew from Plunkett's prize-winning creative-nonfiction work and was shortlisted for both the Quebec Writers' Federation's Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction and Concordia University First Book Prize.

The seller grades this copy Very Good. The dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear plastic cover and shows light handling or edge wear consistent with the stated grade. The photographed title, copyright, and author biography pages appear clean in the visible areas, with no obvious highlighting, ownership writing, stains, tears, or foxing. Please refer to the supplied photographs for the best copy-specific condition details.

Book & copy details

Publisher
Viking / Penguin Canada
Publication year
2013
Edition
First Edition
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
0670066990
ISBN-13
9780670066995
Language
English
Signed by
Shelagh Plunkett
Signature
Signed
Catalogue price
C $23.97
Inventory number
128043170871

Condition notes

Very Good hardcover with dust jacket. Flat signed by Shelagh Plunkett on the title page. Front jacket retains a “SIGNED BY AUTHOR” sticker and is now protected in a removable clear plastic cover. Light jacket wear is visible; photographed interior areas appear clean and unmarked.

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