The Slaves of Solitude (1947, first edition)

Patrick Hamilton's novel set in 1943

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First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 19.5 × 13cm, 242pp

The Slaves of Solitude is set in a wartime boarding house in a small town on the Thames. The Rosamund Tea Rooms is an oppressive place, as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, slave of her task-master, solitude, a window of opportunity is suddenly presented by the appearance of a charismatic American Lieutenant. His arrival brings change to the precarious society of the house and ultimately, to Miss Roach herself.

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The book itself is in very good condition, some tanning and light spotting to the page edges, and a previous owner's ex libris label to the ffep. The dustwrapper is rubbed to the spine ends and edges, foxed to the flaps but has not been price-clipped and is now within a protective sleeve.

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