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WILLETT**, MARCIA: : A WEEK IN WINTER. [Author SIGNED copy. **]

LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING,2001.

ISBN 0747271917.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,black ink dedication+signature,to title page: ' with best wishes - Marcia Willett.' and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean and unblemished,original,plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,7-367pp [paginated] includes 43 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page,and a dedication. See also,my book ID rja30448,for another of her author SIGNED UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edn - 'The Children's Hour' and also rja807818 'The Christmas Angel' also a UK,8vo HB+dw/ dj,author SIGNED,1st edn example. In the big old house overlooking the sea,five small children listened as their mother read them a story.Theirs was an idyllic childhood,as they played on the beach and in the gardens and woods,before the war - and other tragedies - disrupted their lives.Now,many years later,Nest and Mina still live at Ottercombe,their beautiful childhood home,surrounded by their dogs and the glory of the Devon countryside, thrilled by the occasional visits of their nephew and especially beloved niece. But when their sister Georgie,now somewhat frail and forgetful,comes to stay at Ottercombe, memories of their past start to revisit them.As a child,Georgie claimed to know all their secrets - secrets that she now wants to share. In this glorious novel Marcia Willett explores the richness of childhood memories and half-forgotten secrets.Author's first novel for this publisher. Please contact seller,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'with best wishes Marcia Willett'

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