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ABELA: The Girl Who Saw Lions.[Author SIGNED copy.]

ABELA: The Girl Who Saw Lions.[Author SIGNED copy.]

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ABELA: The Girl Who Saw Lions.[Author SIGNED copy.]

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ISBN 10
1842706896
ISBN 13
9781842706893
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, but author's handwritten neat,blue ink inscrptn+signature: 'With good wishes - Berlie Doherty' to title page.Bright,crisp,clean,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap; 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 near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Sharp-cornered,bright,clean,publisher's original green cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,with immaculate beige eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1- 235pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,and acknowledgements to recto of last page.An exceptional copy and uncommon SIGNED. "Be strong,my Abela." These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village,where it seems that to live or to die,to be sick or to be healthy,is just a matter of chance.It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas' scheming to get to Europe, but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant? "I don't want a sister or brother," thinks Rosa in England,when her mother tells her that she wants to adopt a child.Could these two girls ever become sisters? Is there room in Rosa's family for an African orphan haunted by lions? Is there room in their hearts? Abela is a powerful and moving story based on true life from Carnegie award winning author Berlie Doherty writing at her very best. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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.



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Berlie Doherty is a distinguished British writer for young people and a two-time winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal. A former teacher, she has worked in broadcasting and adult education.

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Title
ABELA: The Girl Who Saw Lions.[Author SIGNED copy.]
Author
DOHERTY**, BERLIE:
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
FINE.
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Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1842706896
ISBN 13
9781842706893
Publisher
LONDON.ANDERSEN PRESS LTD.,2007.
This edition first published
2007-07-24
Keywords
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