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Casting With a Fragile Thread: A Story of Sisters and Africa
By
Wendy Kann
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Picador USA
Publication date
April 17, 2007
Pages
284
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780312425722
ISBN-10
0312425724
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$22.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A memoir of growing up in Africa describes how the death of her youngest sister, killed on a remote road in Zambia, leads the author on a personal journey of discovery as she confronts the ghosts of her past--a turbulent childhood in colonial Rhodesia, her father's death, her mother's insanity, a brutal civil war, her marriage and motherhood, and more. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Henry Holt & Co (May 2, 2006)
9780805079562 | details & prices | 284 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $23.00
About: A memoir of growing up in Africa describes how the death of her youngest sister, killed on a remote road in Zambia, leads the author on a personal journey of discovery as she confronts the ghosts of her past--a turbulent childhood in colonial Rhodesia, her father's death, her mother's insanity, a brutal civil war, and her marriage and motherhood.
About: A memoir of growing up in Africa describes how the death of her youngest sister, killed on a remote road in Zambia, leads the author on a personal journey of discovery as she confronts the ghosts of her past--a turbulent childhood in colonial Rhodesia, her father's death, her mother's insanity, a brutal civil war, and her marriage and motherhood.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Picador USA (April 17, 2007)
9780312425722 | details & prices | 284 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $22.00
About: A memoir of growing up in Africa describes how the death of her youngest sister, killed on a remote road in Zambia, leads the author on a personal journey of discovery as she confronts the ghosts of her past--a turbulent childhood in colonial Rhodesia, her father's death, her mother's insanity, a brutal civil war, her marriage and motherhood, and more.
About: A memoir of growing up in Africa describes how the death of her youngest sister, killed on a remote road in Zambia, leads the author on a personal journey of discovery as she confronts the ghosts of her past--a turbulent childhood in colonial Rhodesia, her father's death, her mother's insanity, a brutal civil war, her marriage and motherhood, and more.
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