Mislaid – Nell Zink
NF Paperback

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing Paperback copy of Mislaid by Nell Zink. First Ecco Paperback Edition stated, 2016 Ecco. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a sunned spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, strong spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

Stillwater College in Virginia, 1966. Freshman Peggy, an ingénue with literary pretensions, falls under the spell of Lee, a blue-blooded poet and professor, and they begin an ill-advised affair that results in an unplanned pregnancy and marriage. The two are mismatched from the start—she’s a lesbian, he’s gay—but it takes a decade of emotional erosion before Peggy runs off with their three-year-old daughter, leaving their nine-year-old son behind.