Lost - first US edition
by Gregory Maguire - signed
Third novel by the author. American writer Winifred Rudge, whose mass market
book about astrology has been far more successful than her fiction, is in London
to research a novel linking Jack the Ripper to the house in Hampstead where her
own great-great-grandfather rumored to be the model for Ebenezer Scrooge lived.
But as Winifred discovers, there is no evidence that the Ripper ever visited
Hampstead, let alone buried one of his victims inside the chimney of a house
there, and his presence in the story is a red herring. Much more interesting is
the mysterious disappearance of Winnie's cousin, John Comestor, the latest
resident of the family house. Moreover, something is making an infernal racket
inside the chimney, and soon there are other bizarre manifestations of some
unseen force. A Dickensian assortment of neighbors (one dotty lady is called
Mrs. Maddingly) variously obfuscate and hint at strange events.
Book is glossy and face appears through dust jacket. Both are in fine condition.
Boldly signed in black marker on the title page by the author, from a signing
for 'Son of a Witch' on Oct 21, 2005 at Powell's Books.