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JENNIFER BEECHAM, TWENTY-EIGHT AND RECENTLY DIVORCED, SETS OUT TO DISCOVER HER FAMILY, HER ROOTS AND HERSELF. FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF HER GRAND- PARENTS, JENNIFER PIECES TOGETHER COMPLETE PICTURE OF HER ANCESTORS: FROM HER GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER SUBMITTA, TO WHOM THE FAMILY WAS EVERYTHING TO JENNIE MOON, WHOSE DESPAIR LED HER TO WALK INTO THE SEA, TO GREAT-GREAT- GRANDFATHER OLIVER, THE GAMBLER, TO EMILY AND OLLIE, JENNIFER'S PARENTS.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Condition. Bright yellow binding with black author, title and publisher on spine. Signed and dated (Dec.1 1992) by the author on title page. 228pp. Content clean, bright and sound. No faults. Copy is in very good to fine condition in very good unclipped condition. This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003503
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Condition: V. Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Toronto: MacMillan, 1979, 1979. HC and DJ. Presumed First. Signed by Author. 9 x 5 3/4. ISBN:0-7705-1719-6. 228 pp. A young woman sets off on a journey of discovery to find her roots and with it the history of her family. This is Ca nadian Katherin Govier's first novel. Dj has one 3/4" tear to front top and two tears to back top. 2 tiny tears to bottom, a few small scuffs to front edge. Looks good in plastic cover. Yellow-orange cloth like binding has black lettering on spine and is in excellent cond. Tan endpapers have the main character's family tree. Author has signed the title page.Text is very clean-pristine and very tight. DJ: good Text and endpape rs: fine. HC and DJ. V. Good/Good. Seller Inventory # 002424
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo pp. 228, complimentary copy stamp on ffep, o/w vg, signed by Govier on the title page. Signed by Author. book. Seller Inventory # A01111