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  • Chessman, Harriet Scott.
    SOMEONE NOT REALLY HER MOTHER.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Dutton, (2004.). SIGNED first edition - A brief and rather moving novel about mothers and daughters and memory - as Hannah's memory loss and confusion from Alzheimer's disease worsens, other, long hidden and never discussed, memories of her girlhood in France, just before the Nazi invasion, and her years as a refugee in London, become more vivid. Unusual in that it is told mostly from the point of view of Hannah, the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. SIGNED on the title page and dated in June 2006. 168 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 32320
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  • SOMEONE NOT REALLY HER MOTHER. by Chessman, Harriet Scott.
    Chessman, Harriet Scott.
    SOMEONE NOT REALLY HER MOTHER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A brief and rather moving novel about mothers and daughters and memory - as Hannah's memory loss and confusion from Alzheimer's disease worsens, other, long hidden and never discussed, memories of her girlhood in France, just before the Nazi invasion, and her years as a refugee in London, become more vivid. Unusual in that it is told mostly from the point of view of Hannah, the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. 168 pp. ISBN: 0-525-947930.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 32516
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  • SOMEONE NOT REALLY HER MOTHER. by Chessman, Harriet Scott.
    Chessman, Harriet Scott.
    SOMEONE NOT REALLY HER MOTHER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A brief and rather moving novel about mothers and daughters and memory - as Hannah's memory loss and confusion from Alzheimer's disease worsens, other, long hidden and never discussed, memories of her girlhood in France, just before the Nazi invasion, and her years as a refugee in London, become more vivid. Unusual in that it is told mostly from the point of view of Hannah, the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2006. 168 pp. ISBN: 0-525-947930.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 33075
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  • SOMEONE NOT REALLY HER MOTHER. by Chessman, Harriet Scott.
    Chessman, Harriet Scott.
    SOMEONE NOT REALLY HER MOTHER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A brief and rather moving novel about mothers and daughters and memory - as Hannah's memory loss and confusion from Alzheimer's disease worsens, other, long hidden and never discussed, memories of her girlhood in France, just before the Nazi invasion, and her years as a refugee in London, become more vivid. Unusual in that it is told mostly from the point of view of Hannah, the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. 168 pp. ISBN: 0-525-947930.

    Condition: SIGNED on the half title page. Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 34365
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  • DEAR GHOSTS: Poems. by Gallagher, Tess.
    Gallagher, Tess.
    DEAR GHOSTS: Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - Her eighth collection of poems, reflecting, without sentimentality or bitterness, on many of the losses in her life - the long ago death of her father, the recent illness and death of her mother, the too early death of her husband, and facing her own mortality. 140 pp. ISBN: 1555974430.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64913
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  • THE LONG GOOD NIGHT. by Law, Tom.
    Law, Tom.
    THE LONG GOOD NIGHT.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Los Osos, CA: Taproot Press, 2001. SIGNED first edition - A collection of poems, many inspired by the poet's wife who has been battling Alzheimer's for ten years. Illustrated with drawings by Suzanne Dannenbring. INSCRIBED on the title page. Notes. Square format. 81 pp. ISBN: 0-970669410.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 56644
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  • STOLEN SECRETS. by Schulman, L.B.
    Schulman, L.B.
    STOLEN SECRETS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Honesdale, PA: Boyd's Mill Press, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A coming of age novel and a book with a contemporary setting, but a Holocaust mystery at its center. "After an abrupt move across the country to San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Livvy is shocked to find that her mother has lied to her. Instead of looking for work at a bakery, her mom is taking care of Adelle, LivvyÕs grandmother, who Livvy thought was long dead. Suffering from AlzheimerÕs, Adelle shouts out startling details, mistakes her own name, and seems to relive moments that may have taken place in a concentration camp. When Livvy and her new friend Franklin D. find journal entries from the Holocaust in AdelleÕs home,…

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    Honesdale, PA: Boyd's Mill Press, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A coming of age novel and a book with a contemporary setting, but a Holocaust mystery at its center. "After an abrupt move across the country to San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Livvy is shocked to find that her mother has lied to her. Instead of looking for work at a bakery, her mom is taking care of Adelle, LivvyÕs grandmother, who Livvy thought was long dead. Suffering from AlzheimerÕs, Adelle shouts out startling details, mistakes her own name, and seems to relive moments that may have taken place in a concentration camp. When Livvy and her new friend Franklin D. find journal entries from the Holocaust in AdelleÕs home, Livvy begins to suspect that her grandmother may have a shocking link to a notable figure -Anne Frank." SIGNED on the title page. 304 pp. ISBN: 978-1629797229.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Promotional card laid in.

    Book ID: 71522
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  • STOLEN SECRETS. by Schulman, L.B.
    Schulman, L.B.
    STOLEN SECRETS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Honesdale, PA: Boyd's Mill Press, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A coming of age novel and a book with a contemporary setting, but a Holocaust mystery at its center. "After an abrupt move across the country to San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Livvy is shocked to find that her mother has lied to her. Instead of looking for work at a bakery, her mom is taking care of Adelle, LivvyÕs grandmother, who Livvy thought was long dead. Suffering from AlzheimerÕs, Adelle shouts out startling details, mistakes her own name, and seems to relive moments that may have taken place in a concentration camp. When Livvy and her new friend Franklin D. find journal entries from the Holocaust in AdelleÕs home,…

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    Honesdale, PA: Boyd's Mill Press, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A coming of age novel and a book with a contemporary setting, but a Holocaust mystery at its center. "After an abrupt move across the country to San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Livvy is shocked to find that her mother has lied to her. Instead of looking for work at a bakery, her mom is taking care of Adelle, LivvyÕs grandmother, who Livvy thought was long dead. Suffering from AlzheimerÕs, Adelle shouts out startling details, mistakes her own name, and seems to relive moments that may have taken place in a concentration camp. When Livvy and her new friend Franklin D. find journal entries from the Holocaust in AdelleÕs home, Livvy begins to suspect that her grandmother may have a shocking link to a notable figure -Anne Frank." SIGNED and dated in October 2017 on the title page. 304 pp. ISBN: 978-1629797229.

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    Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy but the top edge of the textblock is slightly bumped) . Promotional card laid in.

    Book ID: 71523
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  • STOLEN SECRETS. by Schulman, L.B.
    Schulman, L.B.
    STOLEN SECRETS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Honesdale, PA: Boyd's Mill Press, (2017). Hardcover first edition - A coming of age novel and a book with a contemporary setting, but a Holocaust mystery at its center. "After an abrupt move across the country to San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Livvy is shocked to find that her mother has lied to her. Instead of looking for work at a bakery, her mom is taking care of Adelle, LivvyÕs grandmother, who Livvy thought was long dead. Suffering from AlzheimerÕs, Adelle shouts out startling details, mistakes her own name, and seems to relive moments that may have taken place in a concentration camp. When Livvy and her new friend Franklin D. find journal entries from the Holocaust in AdelleÕs home, Livvy…

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    Honesdale, PA: Boyd's Mill Press, (2017). Hardcover first edition - A coming of age novel and a book with a contemporary setting, but a Holocaust mystery at its center. "After an abrupt move across the country to San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Livvy is shocked to find that her mother has lied to her. Instead of looking for work at a bakery, her mom is taking care of Adelle, LivvyÕs grandmother, who Livvy thought was long dead. Suffering from AlzheimerÕs, Adelle shouts out startling details, mistakes her own name, and seems to relive moments that may have taken place in a concentration camp. When Livvy and her new friend Franklin D. find journal entries from the Holocaust in AdelleÕs home, Livvy begins to suspect that her grandmother may have a shocking link to a notable figure -Anne Frank." 304 pp. ISBN: 978-1629797229.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Promotional card laid in.

    Book ID: 71528
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