The Play Room

Manning, Olivia. The Play Room. First Edition. London, Heinemann, 1969. 20.3cm x 13.5cm. 183 (6) pages. Original Hardcover with original, unclipped illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rrae in this condition. The Play Room, a completely new development for the author of the much praised 'Balkan Trilogy', is an acutely observed picture of the autonomous teenage world which exists even in small towns like Camperlea. Told with masterly economy, this is a brief, brilliant novel that can be taken at a gult and savoured for a long time afterwards.