{"product_id":"alentejo-blue-monica-ali-signed-limited-1st-edition","title":"Alentejo Blue, Monica Ali — Signed Limited 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublicatio\u003c\/strong\u003en: London, Doubleday, 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. [viii], 299.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine. The book itself is in exceptional, unread condition, featuring perfectly sharp corners, a tight, square binding, and pristine, brilliantly white text-block edges. The dark blue cloth boards are clean, and the gilt lettering on the spine remains entirely bright and unoxidised. Internally, the pages are crisp, immaculate, and free from any foxing, tanning, or blemishes. The original paper 'SIGNED' bellyband is present and completely intact without tears or creases. The matching blue cloth slipcase is similarly excellent, retaining strong structural integrity and bright gilt tooling to the front panel, with only the most marginal, faint signs of shelf-wear to the extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is the special signed limited edition of Monica Ali's second novel, following the immense success of her Booker-shortlisted debut, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"136\"\u003eBrick Lane\u003c\/i\u003e. Issued in a handsomely designed custom slipcase featuring gilt floral tooling and blind-stamped lettering, the book was published without a standard dust jacket, instead featuring a distinct, wraparound 'SIGNED' bellyband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThis specific copy is number 489 of a strict limitation of 1,000 copies, signed in black ink by Monica Ali directly onto the title page. While not inherently rare due to the relatively generous limitation of 1,000 copies, finding a copy that retains the fragile paper bellyband in such crisp condition is increasingly uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eSet in the seemingly tranquil Portuguese village of Mamarrosa, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"63\"\u003eAlentejo Blue\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the lives, secrets, and intersecting desires of the local inhabitants, disillusioned expatriates, and passing tourists. As the village anticipates the return of its prodigal son, Marco Afonso Rodrigues, bubbling tensions, long-held resentments, and desperate fantasies slowly rise to the surface. With her characteristically sharp eye and lyrical prose, Ali crafts a nuanced, atmospheric portrait of a community in transition and the universal yearning for a different life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54353418715475,"sku":"4659","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_180639.jpg?v=1784541945","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/alentejo-blue-monica-ali-signed-limited-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}