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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Canongate [Text Publishing Co.], 2006. 335pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. A poignant, moving account of a sibling's death. One of five children of well-to-do parents, 'Catherine', the third of the five, had a mental health issue, namely Schizophrenia, and lived a somewhat reclusive life, remote from her family. Twelve years were to pass, before perchance, her family were notified of her death, at the age of 47, from cancer. So begins a journey, with the author settting out to say goodbye, to touch her sister's body, to see where she died, to visit her home.Contents, in chaptered 'parts', include: 1/ End. 2/ Middle. 3/ Beginning. Book weight approx. 500g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Near Fine.
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- Title Relative Stranger ; A Sister's Story
- Author Loudon, Mary
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Text Publishing, Melbourne
- Date 2006
- ISBN 9781921145117
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Melbourne Melbourne: Text Publishing. 2006. Very Good condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 336 pages. On the death of her schizophrenic sister from cancer, Mary Loudon makes a journey to discover the sister she had not seen for 12 years and discovers Catherine's extraordinary alter ego. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition (Australia). Trade Paperback.
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