Not a single line is superfluous in this richly layered tale of the secrets within. The book follows the lives of four Canadian-Lebanese sisters in the first half of the 20th century. Simon & Schuster, 23 (512pp) ISBN 978-0-0. The first novel by the Canadian playwright, actress and broadcaster, which won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Best First Book Prize and was an Oprah book club selection. The story follows four sisters whose lives consists of their strong family bonds, forbidden love and their desire to live life to its maximum fulfillment. Dust jacket is in near-fine condition (edge wear).
Hardcover is in very good condition (previous owner's name is covered up by a "Friends of the Haliburton County Public Library" sticker at the top of the FFEP, also some other letters written in ink on the top of the FFEP and scratched out on the top of the back side of the last page, torn on the bottom corners of the front and back covers, bumped on the top and bottom of the spine and on all four corners, stained on the top of the text block, rubbed on the front and back covers and stained on the back cover). Her debut novel, Fall on Your Knees, was a runaway hit when it came out in. SIGNED by the author on the Title Page and dated "September 8, 1996". Ann-Marie MacDonald is one of Canada's most celebrated writers.
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