Addie Pray.

BROWN, Joe David [Ryan O'Neal].

$975.00

Item Number: 141312

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1973 film Paper Moon starring Ryan and Tatum O’Neal. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by actor Ryan O’Neal on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roger Hane. First editions are uncommon.

Set in the darkest days of the Great Depression, Addie Pray is the story of what happens when Addie's mother is killed in a car crash, leaving her daughter in the questionable hands of Long Boy, a con-man who may or may not be her biological father. Together they set out on a rollicking journey through the Deep South, proving time and time again that no matter how much money you make, it's no fun unless you're making it with somebody you love. Brimming with humor, pathos-and an irresistible narrative energy, Addie Pray stands with To Kill a Mockingbird as one of the finest works of fiction told from a young girls point of view.