A Man of His Time

London: Flamingo, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Signed by the author. Set in 1887 in a town near South Wales, this novel follows the life of Ernest Burton: blacksmith, father of eight, and womanizer. He is a bully who shows no mercy but also has a tender heart which becomes evident after tragedy strikes and threatens to overwhelm him.

Fine in green paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. In off-white illustrated dust jacket with brown title to spine panel. Clean and bright. 378 pages. LIT/012017.