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Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the first free endpaper (signature only). 1st CANADIAN edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. Dust jacket is as new in protective mylar sleeve. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 321 p. Audience: General/trade. Book is fine except for mild shelfwear to the base of the spine. A Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto bookplate is affixed to the first free endpaper. By the Martin and Beatrice Fisher Jewish Book Award-and Knopf Canada's New Face of Fiction Award-winning author of "The River Midnight" and "Only Sisters". Uncommon signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket Sewn binding Cloth over boards 336 p Audience: General/trade Book Description: From the acclaimed author of The River Midnight comes the story two emigrant women who change each other s lives and, despite following separate paths, are united in their love of a child In 1875, Nehama arrives at St Katharine s Dock, having fled the expectations of her family in Poland Planning to create a new life for herself and then send for her family to join her, she isn t prepared for the reality of London s East End, where only a block can separate the lively street markets from the dens of iniquity Her dreams of independence falter when she is tricked into becoming a prostitute by a man called the Squire, who poses as a member of the Newcomers Assistance Committee Brutalized and trapped, Nehama soon begins to lose hope, but when she becomes pregnant she realizes she must get away to save her child With only the whispers of her late grandmother to.