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433 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy. How Had A Fairytale Romance Begun By Bahrin-then An Attentive And Young Malaysian Architecture Student-in The Soft Melbourne Spring Of 1980 Led To This Nightmare.
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Once I Was A Princess
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Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 1995
ISBN 10: 0732908159
ISBN 13: 9780732908157
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Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 433 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. How Had A Fairytale Romance Begun By Bahrin-then An Attentive And Young Malaysian Architecture Student-in The Soft Melbourne Spring Of 1980 Led To This Nightmare. Seller Inventory # 191024
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Once I was a princess
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ISBN 10: 0732908159
ISBN 13: 9780732908157
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Seller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books, Katoomba, NSW, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 433 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0732908159. ISBN/EAN: 9780732908157. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB10482. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. Seller Inventory # RB10482
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Once I Was a Princess
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Hardback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Jacqueline Gillespie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 At thirty, Jacqueline has written her autobiography; if this seems ludicrous, she says, it was because she had no other choice but to do so for her children. In July 1992, Jacqueline Gillespie's two children were kidnapped by her ex-husband, a Malaysian-born prince called Bahrin, and taken to Malaysia. Jacqueline Gillespie has neither seen nor spoken to Iddin and Shahirah since. After the kidnap, Jacqueline Gillespie, well known behind the camera for her journalism, suddenly turned the tables and became the source of news. It was a side of the camera she did not relish but she threw herself into the media barrage with a vengeance: at that stage, prior to the children's arrival in Malaysia being confirmed, the daily media provided her only source of hope; the Australian Federal Police had proved incompetent and the Government, labelling the matter a personal dispute, were unwilling to help. The case attracted a huge amount of publicity; the children's faces - and Jacqueline's - were plastered over newspapers and television. Jacqueline even appeared on the cover of "The Australian Women's Weekly". She was the first non-celebrity to claim such a place. Coming hot on the heels of another notorious Malaysian controversy, the drug trial of Barlow and Chambers, the Gillespie case seemed to inflame passions. Jacqueline herself attracted sharply divided opinions. Some of this was racially inspired. Jacqueline Gillespie does not look like an "Australian". The way Jacqueline was "packaged" has caused anguish for her since birth. She was born in Melbourne in 1963 to a blonde blue-eyed Anglo-Saxon mother whose ancestors had arrived in Australia in 1801. Her Malaysian father had married her mother while he was still a student. Finding married life claustrophobic and expensive, he hung around long enough to meet Jacqueline but that was all. Five days after her birth he returned to Malaysia for good. When Jacqueline was two, her mother was pronounced clinically dead after suffering an embolism. At subsequent psychological counselling sessions she met and set up house with a fellow patient. After wrenching Jacqueline away from her beloved Nanna, her mother then turned an uncomprehending eye to the subsequent physical abuse suffered by her daughter at the hands of her de facto. Growing up in the suburbs of Melbourne in the sixties was not much fun if you didn't fit into the typical Anglo-Saxon mould and Jacqueline was subjected to taunting by her neighbours and schoolmates. In the age of the Vietnam War and the domino theory, her Asian appearance reflected the threat of the "yellow peril". Friendless, Jacqueline found solace in books and in dance. Having finally escaped from her tormented childhood, at seventeen Jacqueline found herself wooed and wed by an exotic Prince. Hardback. Seller Inventory # 9780732908157-SECONDHAND
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Once I Was A Princess
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Pan Macmillan Australia, Sydney, 1995
ISBN 10: 0732908159
ISBN 13: 9780732908157
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Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
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Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition in like Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xii, 433 pages. A politically controversial, headline-grabbing international drama. Jacqueline Gillespie married the grandson of the Sultan of Terengganu in Malaysia and had two children. They divorced and she moved back with the children to Melbourne. In 1992 her ex-husband kidnapped the children and took them back to Malaysia. Seller Inventory # 331897
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Once I Was a Princess
Published by
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ISBN 10: 0732908159
ISBN 13: 9780732908157
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Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Author. Hardcover. 433 pages. Inscribed by Author. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, Australia, 1995. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. . Edges of pages are reasonably browned. Pages are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: At thirty, Jacqueline has written her autobiography; if this seems ludicrous, she says, it was because she had no other choice but to do so for her children. In July 1992, Jacqueline Gillespie's two children were kidnapped by her ex-husband, a Malaysian-born prince called Bahrin, and taken to Malaysia. Jacqueline Gillespie has neither seen nor spoken to Iddin and Shahirah since. After the kidnap, Jacqueline Gillespie, well known behind the camera for her journalism, suddenly turned the tables and became the source of news. It was a side of the camera she did not relish but she threw herself into the media barrage with a vengeance: at that stage, prior to the children's arrival in Malaysia being confirmed, the daily media provided her only source of hope; the Australian Federal Police had proved incompetent and the Government, labelling the matter a personal dispute, were unwilling to help. The case attracted a huge amount of publicity; the children's faces - and Jacqueline's - were plastered over newspapers and television. Jacqueline even appeared on the cover of "The Australian Women's Weekly". She was the first non-celebrity to claim such a place. Coming hot on the heels of another notorious Malaysian controversy, the drug trial of Barlow and Chambers, the Gillespie case seemed to inflame passions. Jacqueline herself attracted sharply divided opinions. Some of this was racially inspired. Jacqueline Gillespie does not look like an "Australian". The way Jacqueline was "packaged" has caused anguish for her since birth. She was born in Melbourne in 1963 to a blonde blue-eyed Anglo-Saxon mother whose ancestors had arrived in Australia in 1801. Her Malaysian father had married her mother while he was still a student. Finding married life claustrophobic and expensive, he hung around long enough to meet Jacqueline but that was all. Five days after her birth he returned to Malaysia for good. When Jacqueline was two, her mother was pronounced clinically dead after suffering an embolism. At subsequent psychological counselling sessions she met and set up house with a fellow patient. After wrenching Jacqueline away from her beloved Nanna, her mother then turned an uncomprehending eye to the subsequent physical abuse suffered by her daughter at the hands of her de facto. Growing up in the suburbs of Melbourne in the sixties was not much fun if you didn't fit into the typical Anglo-Saxon mould and Jacqueline was subjected to taunting by her neighbours and schoolmates. In the age of the Vietnam War and the domino theory, her Asian appearance reflected the threat of the "yellow peril". Friendless, Jacqueline found solace in books and in dance. Having finally escaped from her tormented childhood, at seventeen Jacqueline found herself wooed and wed by an exotic Prince. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0732908159. ISBN/EAN: 9780732908157. Inventory No: 19100163. Seller Inventory # 19100163
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