He encounters a ubiquitous consumer-culture stretching out of Britain and reaching the foot of the pyramids

calming and threatening at the same time

It is set in the fictional country village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield

berries and also objects from Hackney

It won the prestigious British Fantasy Award when the book was first published in 1989

Mary Poppins Comes Back Magazine He encounters a ubiquitous consumer-cultureFirst edition first impression from 1935 in VG condition, there is some toning to front endpage, no other internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, the boards are clean and unmarked, the jacket has benefited from some professional restoration now in removable protective sleeve.