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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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good/Near Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall; Type: Book Emma is twelve and a perfectly normal child in what appears to be a normal home. Every few nights, in the hours before dawn, her perfectly normal father comes to her room for minutes that seem like an eternity.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4" Scant wear to book and dust jacket. Dust jacket now in a protective mylar cover. No stamps or writing.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper. Spine ends bumped, dustwrapper shows sticker residue and small surface tear on top corner of front cover, smudge marks on bottom of back cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
