Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Lifeguards by Amanda Eyre Ward. First Edition stated, 2022 Ballantine. First Printing with full number line, 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled bottom spine end, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Combining three mothers’ points of view in a powerful narrative tale with commentary from entertaining neighborhood listservs, secret text messages, and police reports, The Lifeguards is both a story about the secrets we tell to protect the ones we love and a riveting novel of suspense filled with half-truths and betrayals, fierce love and complicated friendships, and the loss of innocence on one hot summer night.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
