Every few nights, just before dawn, Emma's father comes to visit her. Since he's an important surgeon, he's too busy to visit Emma during the day. Emma's mother teaches English and keeps the memory of Emma's dead sister alive. To escape her environment, Emma learns to walk on the ceiling--where she meets her dead sister. "The strongest and wisest novel I have ever read about the problem of child abuse".--Jane Yolen.
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Every few nights, just before dawn, Emma's father comes to visit her. Since he's an important surgeon, he's too busy to visit Emma during the day. Emma's mother teaches English and keeps the memory of Emma's dead sister alive. To escape her environment, Emma learns to walk on the ceiling--where she meets her dead sister. "The strongest and wisest novel I have ever read about the problem of child abuse".--Jane Yolen.
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Very good. No dust jacket. cover a bit shelfworn, some wear to edges of cover; text and binding fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 179 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Good/Wraps. . Mass market paperback, good condition, w. ltly rubbed wraps--except for 4 x 2.5 cm. ltly scraped patch on r. Ltly slanted sp, ltlu bumped corners, sme lt edgwr. Sme ltly tanning pp. O/w cln, tight, unmarked.
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