Search Results: Authors starting with L from The Library Kit

2001 Anchor Books, Introduction by Charles R. Larson//Slight rubbing along edges, Marker blocking out prices on back cover, Birthday inscription on first page // A collection of nuanced and compelling stories about the black middle class and belonging // 275 pages, 205mm x 133mm x 18mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1970 Penguin, #4 of the John Putnam Thatcher series// Gentle overall wear, Light age tanning of pages around edges // A murder mystery involving the American car industry... // 192 pages, 180mm x 110mm x 12mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1972 Penguin, #9 of the John Putnam Thatcher series// Gentle overall wear, Two small tears along backcover edgeLight age tanning of pages around edges // A political drama mystery set in Greece // 234 pages, 180mm x 110mm x 15mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1970 Penguin, #7 of the John Putnam Thatcher series// Gentle overall wear, Light age tanning of pages around edges // A legal-medical mystery... // 205 pages, 180mm x 110mm x 13mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1970 Hart-Davis, Translated by Derek Coltman //Lovingly wrapped in Mylar, Old library copy of the NSW Railways Institute, Slight age tanning //The emotional landscape of a young girl and her pervasively absurd environment //165 pages, 206mm x 136mm x 24mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1997 Riverhead, Translated by Derek Coltman // Lightly worn edges, Dog ear on bottom right corner of front cover, Torn corners on back cover (see photo 2), Stamp of previous owner Lesley Sly on front page // An extraordinary life of a remarkable woman written in a phenomenal style // 427 pages, 511g, 231mmm x 154mm x 31mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2018 Allen & Unwin, 2019 Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Awards - People's Choice// Lightest wear along edges, In excellent condition // A defiant memoir on the complexities of reporting on sexual abuse, even with the incredible amount of familial support, law knowledge, and racial privilege // 353 pages, 234mm x 154mm x 30mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2015 William Collins // Light curling and wear on cover corners, Vertical fold on middle of front cover // A memoir of growing up in and escaping one of the world's most secretive regimes, North Korea // 304 pages, 234mm x 154mm x 26mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1987 Virago Modern Classics #70Introduction by Janet Watts// Slight overall wear, Gentle creases along spine, Light age tanning of pages // A semi-autobiographical portrait of the nuances and disappointments of a marriage // 318 pages, 198mm x 129mm x 24mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2011 Birlinn // Slightest wear on cover , Lightest crease on spine // An evocative memoir of crofting in the Scottish Highlands during WII // 195 pages, 198mm x 129mm x 18mm// 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2016 Harper Wave// Light rubbing along edges, Deckle edges // What does it mean to give unconditionally? How can the experiences of growing up in the same family differ between two sisters? How can one truly reconcile the selfishness and selflessness required to love?// 309 pages, 228mm x 152mm x 25mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1999 Harper Perennial // Gentle overall wear // An exploration of the fragmentation of self // 640 pages, 204mm x 135mm x 46mm// 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1995 Harper Perennial // Light overall wear // Volume one into the life of Lessing, in her own words // 417 pages, 204mm x 134mm x 27mm// 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1998 Harper Perennial // Light overall wear // Volume two into the life of Lessing, in her own words // 404 pages, 203mm x 135mm x 28mm// 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2019 Hamish Hamilton // Light sticker residue on bottom-right on back of dust-jacket
// Layered intricately with symbols, the protagonist's life reflects the history of 20th century Europe // 200 pages, 222mm x 142mm x 23mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2017 Penguin, Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016 // Light wear along edges,Gentle creasing on spine, Previous owner's name blued out on first page // An intoxicating and heady mix of heat and desire and physicality and sexuality and symbolism // 218 pages, 198mm x 129mm x 15mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2011 Fourth Estate // In excellent condition, as new // A masterful collection on the disorientation of everyday life in modern China // 221 pages, 175g, 199mm x 129mm x 16mm//100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2022 4th Estate // Light overall wear, Light creases on spine // An epic saga of female friendship and obsession, rooted in postwar France
// 348 pages, 210mm x 134mm x 29mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2018 Penguin Books // Slightest rubbing on bottom edge of front cover, In excellent condition // A leisurely survey of home gardens of various English literary darlings, as well as Lively's own experiences of them from childhood till her present-day // 199 pages, 155g, 199mm x 130mm x 14mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2014 Penguin Book // Slightest foxing on a few pages, In excellent condition // A meditative self-exploration of Lively's life via her six most treasured possessions
// 234 pages, 198mm x 128mm x 16mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW