The Black Book of Secrets

New York: Feiwel & Friends, 2007. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Soft Cover. Near Fine. First novel by this Irish born-writer. Cover is not the same as the hard cover edition that came out in October of 2007. The title page is a black & white illustration that may have been intended as the original art work for the hard back edition. "A boy arrives at a remote village in the dead of night. His name is Ludlow Fitch, and he is running from a most terrible past. In this village is the life he has dreamed of: a safe place to live and a job, as the assistant to a mysterious pawnbroker who buys people’s deepest, darkest secrets. Ludlow transcribes the confessions in an ancient leather-bound tome: the Black Book of Secrets. He yearns to trust his mentor, who refuses to disclose any information on his past experiences or future intentions. But what the pawnbroker does not know is, in a town brimming with secrets, the most troubling may be held by his new apprentice." -- from the cover of the book. Book is near fine with minor edge wear, rubbed at lower spine points and slightly bumped at corner tips. It doesn't appear to have been read. The picture is a scan of the actual book.