Tathea - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing - Hardcover
Beautiful SIGNED copy of Ms. Perry's first fantacy novel. First Edition, First Printing.
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Anne Perry is the critically acclaimed author of the William Monk and the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt Victorian mystery series, and lives in Portmahomack, Scotland. Tathea is her first work of fantasy, which she describes as her most important book to date.
From Publishers Weekly:
Less a fantasy than an extended allegory about the dissemination of God's word to mankind, this ambitious, engrossing novel by the author of the acclaimed Thomas and Charlotte Pitt Victorian mysteries (The Twisted Root, Forecasts, Aug. 23, etc.) tackles the infinite battle between good and evil through its title character, Tathea. One moonlit night, Ta-Thea--as she is known while Empress of Shinabar, her world's most ancient, advanced civilization--is awakened by screams. Her husband and young son murdered, Ta-Thea flees her home and takes on a new name and an epic journey as she seeks both understanding of her personal tragedy and a reason to continue living. With Ishrafeli, a steadfast comrade who lends support to her quest, Tathea encounters new lands and engages in their inhabitants' clashes with mortal dilemmas of the flesh and the spirit alike. When she has tested her mettle sufficiently and not found it wanting, Tathea witnesses a debate between the Man of Holiness and his adversary, Asmodeus, which leads her to a precious Book, whose teachings she undertakes to divine and share with the world against opposition beyond her imagining. Although Perry's prose tends toward the florid, and she at times sacrifices her characters' dimensionality in favor of homily--spending much of their dialogue and Tathea's thoughts on somewhat repetitive philosophies about the Book--she has devised here a powerful, inventive meditation on the possibilities that lie in and beyond the origin of religion. (Sept.)
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- PublisherHeadline Book Publishing
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0747222606
- ISBN 13 9780747222606
- BindingHardcover
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine+. First Edition; First Printing. A handsome first UK edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Anne Perry directly on the title page; Tathea is the story of a young girl who is uprooted from her life in Africa and brought to the United States as a refugee. She must learn how to navigate a new culture and a new language, while also trying to find her place in a world that is unfamiliar to her. Tathea is a refreshingly honest and introspective novel that explores the universal struggle of immigrants to find their place in a new world.; 8vo; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 17757
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