The Heavenly Table (2016) Signed First Edition Reference

The Heavenly Table was published by Doubleday in 2016, Pollock’s second novel. Set in 1917, the book follows three brothers — the Jewetts — from a hardscrabble Georgia farm through a crime spree across southern Ohio. The novel is broader and more picaresque than The Devil All the Time, with dark humor balancing the violence and a large cast of characters whose stories intersect in unexpected ways.

The Book

The period setting (World War I era) gives Pollock new historical territory to explore, and the three-brothers structure allows for a range of moral perspectives. The novel’s scope is ambitious — rural poverty, small-town corruption, military life, and the American mythos of outlaw freedom — and Pollock handles the multiple storylines with assured plotting.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: Doubleday, New York Publication date: 2016 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $50–$150
• Inscribed copies: $75–$225
• Unsigned first edition: $10–$25

A recent publication with signed copies readily available. The novel demonstrates Pollock’s range beyond the contemporary settings of his earlier work.