Susi Prescott (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 328 pages. 8.76x5.89x0.83 inches. In Stock.

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Medium Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. 319 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Xoum, Australia, 2017. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. Remnants of sticker on back cover. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Susi Prescott had it all. A large, busy family, a school teaching job she loved, a home on Sydneys leafy North Shore. But with the sudden demise of her thirty-year marriage, her world crumbles. To the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Susi makes a momentous decision. She packs up her former life and moves to the city of Arequipa in Peru, where she starts working at Colegio Elohim, a struggling school at the foot of the Andes. She plans to reinvent herself, to do some good, to heal. Arequipa teases with contrasts: colonial elegance ringed by sprawling slums; worldly affluence alongside grinding poverty; intellectuals decrying corruption and sexism; while the joy of song and dance transcends all barriers. Susi learns valuable lessons about hardship and injustice; about turning disaster into opportunity; about the nature of conflict and forgiveness. She may even learn how to fall in love again . *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9781925143355. Inventory No: 24040209.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by Author. Susi Prescott had it all. A large, busy family, a school teaching job she loved, a home on Sydney?s leafy North Shore. But with the sudden demise of her thirty-year marriage, her world crumbles. To the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Susi makes a momentous decision. She packs up her former life and moves to the city of Arequipa in Peru, where she starts working at Colegio Elohim, a struggling school at the foot of the Andes. She plans to reinvent herself, to do some good, to heal. Arequipa teases with contrasts: colonial elegance ringed by sprawling slums; worldly affluence alongside grinding poverty; intellectuals decrying corruption and sexism; while the joy of song and dance transcends all barriers. Susi learns valuable lessons about hardship and injustice; about turning disaster into opportunity; about the nature of conflict and forgiveness. She may even learn how to fall in love again ? 319 pages. Light foxing to outer page edges. Inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography; Australia; Biography & Autobiography; Inscribed by Author. Inventory No: 278803. …

Paperback trade (with flaps), very good condition, autograph (author's written dedication). 225 pp. Susi is an Australian teacher of foreign languages who now lives in Arequipa, Peru. The poet is Patricia Roberts, an American spiritual worker. The teacher is a local women, Rosa Gil Huaman, a director of a school for marginalised children in the local squatter settlements.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good.