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First published as a hardback in a dust jacket by Fig Tree, a Penguin imprint, on 1 February 2018, ISBN 0241322715 / 9780241322710. The Penguin paperback of 7 February 2019 (ISBN 9780241982105, the ISBN Wikipedia quotes) is a later edition, as is the 2024 hardback reissue (ISBN 9780241735206). Check for the Fig Tree imprint and the 2018 date. No source consulted explains how to tell first from later impressions.
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Fig Tree, London, in 2018, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 30 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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