The Hide (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Signed bookplate.
A taut and psychologically intense work of literary fiction, The Hide chronicles the obsessive relationship between two men — Josh, a solitary and disturbed birdwatcher who retreats to a hide in the English countryside, and a drifter named Mafferty who stumbles into his isolated world. Barry Unsworth constructs a claustrophobic atmosphere of mounting dread, illustrating how repression, loneliness, and dark fantasy can warp a man's perception of reality. The novel uncovers the sinister undercurrents beneath the surface of ordinary rural life, presenting a portrait of a mind unraveling with quiet, unsettling precision. Written with Unsworth's characteristic economy and psychological acuity, the narrative builds to a deeply disturbing conclusion that lingers long after the final page.
Author: Barry Unsworth
Format: Hardback
Published: 1996, W. W. Norton & Company
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Signed bookplate.
A taut and psychologically intense work of literary fiction, The Hide chronicles the obsessive relationship between two men — Josh, a solitary and disturbed birdwatcher who retreats to a hide in the English countryside, and a drifter named Mafferty who stumbles into his isolated world. Barry Unsworth constructs a claustrophobic atmosphere of mounting dread, illustrating how repression, loneliness, and dark fantasy can warp a man's perception of reality. The novel uncovers the sinister undercurrents beneath the surface of ordinary rural life, presenting a portrait of a mind unraveling with quiet, unsettling precision. Written with Unsworth's characteristic economy and psychological acuity, the narrative builds to a deeply disturbing conclusion that lingers long after the final page.