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'Strangers might remember a trip to see a girl hang, but who would spare a thought for the whos and hows and whys?'
At thirteen, Mary, the daughter of a poor seamstress, longs for fine clothes as her neighbours hunger for food and warmth. For the love of a gorgeous red ribbon she finds herself seduced into a life on the cold, dangerous streets of late 1700s London. Her saviour is Doll, a gaudy young woman who takes her under her wing. But Mary soon discovers that she can't escape her past and that people like her pay must pay dearly for yearnings not fitting to their class . . .
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Born in Dublin in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an award-winning writer, living in Canada with her family. Her novels are Room, The Sealed Letter, Landing, Life Mask, Slammerkin, Hood and Stir-fry; short-story collections Astray, Three and a Half Deaths (UK ebook), Touchy Subjects, The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits, and Kissing the Witch; and literary history including Inseparable, We Are Michael Field, and Passions Between Women as well as two anthologies that span the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Frog Music, her new novel, comes out in Spring 2014.
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A classic coming-of-age story
Mary, the daughter of a poor seamstress, longs for fine clothes as her neighbours hunger for food and warmth. For the love of a gorgeous red ribbon, she is seduced into a life on the cold, murky streets of late 1700s London. Her saviour is Doll, a gaudy young woman who takes her under her wing. But Mary soon discovers that she can't escape her past and that people like her must pay dearly for yearnings not fitting to their class . . .
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Slammerkin
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Little, Brown Book Group, 2012
ISBN 10: 1844088200
ISBN 13: 9781844088201
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Librería: Bookbot, Prague, Republica Checa
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. At thirteen, Mary, a poor seamstress's daughter, dreams of fine clothes while her neighbors suffer. Drawn into the perilous streets of late 1700s London by a red ribbon, she is taken in by the flamboyant Doll. However, Mary learns that her desires come at a heavy price, tied to her social class. Nº de ref. del artículo: 72f89c6c-971e-4911-8ada-fb756f12463f
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Slammerkin (VMC) (VMC Designer Collection)
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR004363718
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Slammerkin (VMC) (VMC Designer Collection)
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Paperback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR006309151
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Slammerkin
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Slammerkin (VMC) (VMC Designer Collection) (Virago Modern Classics)
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Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: wbs2734568409
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Slammerkin
Librería: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: As New. Emma Donoghue's gripping novel in a beautiful new hardback edition as part of the VMC set for adult and young adult readers. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 580. 2012. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781844088201
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Slammerkin
Librería: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlanda
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Condición: As New. Emma Donoghue's gripping novel in a beautiful new hardback edition as part of the VMC set for adult and young adult readers. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 580. 2012. Hardcover. . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781844088201
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Slammerkin (a first printing hardback)
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Virago,uk, 2012
ISBN 10: 1844088200
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