Margaret Drabble — A Natural Curiosity

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of this novel by Margaret Drabble, in the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. This work, A Natural Curiosity, is a sequel to Margaret Drabble's earlier work, The Radiant Way. It continues to explore the state of Britain in a post-Thatcher era, as the first novel did. It touches on themes of post-industrialism and inequality in all its forms, such as racism, terrorism, unemployment, random violence, and more.Margaret Drabble is an English novelist and critic, and has won many awards for her works, such as the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1966 for The Millstone and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1967 for Jerusalem the Golden. This work is in the original unclipped dust wrapper and is signed by the author to the title page.This copy came from the library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire, the previous home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). She was an English socialite and through her mother was the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with no discernible shelf wear. The unclipped dust wrapper is lovely and bright with just a small chip to the head of the spine. Author's signature to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.