True UK first edition hardback of Thomas Keneally’s novel A Family Madness, published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1985. This is Keneally’s first novel following his Booker Prize–winning Schindler’s Ark, and forms part of his highly collected 1980s literary period.
Book is in Very Good- condition: binding tight, pages clean with only light natural toning. No inscriptions or markings.
Dust jacket is in Very Good- condition: complete and unclipped, with light edge wear, minor rubbing, and small closed nicks at the spine and corners. Presents very well on the shelf.
A Family Madness is Keneally’s major post-Schindler’s Ark novel, exploring family, espionage, and Cold War Europe. It is a key work from the period when Keneally became an internationally collected literary author.
