(#146396) SLOW RIVER. Nicola Griffith.

SLOW RIVER. New York: Ballantine Books, [1995]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "In this intense, near-future novel, heiress Lore Van de Oest is kidnapped and left for dead when her family refuses to pay her ransom. Taken in by a woman named Spanner, who makes her living as a thief on the Net, Lore abandons her well-to-do lifestyle, becomes Spanner's lover, and finds a job in a high-tech sewage disposal plant. Transformed by her experiences, she eventually returns to her family in order to uncover some of their more unsavory secrets." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-469. Winner of the 1996 Nebula award for best novel. Hartwell, 200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#146396).

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"First Edition: August 1995 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on copyright page.