The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets
by Miller, Sarah
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1524713813
- ISBN 13
- 9781524713812
- Seller
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, Canada
Item Price
£18.38£16.55
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About This Item
" In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour. Overnight, Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie Dionne mesmerized the globe, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the five identical babies, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family--and then, in a stunning act of hypocrisy, proceeded to exploit them for the next nine years. The Dionne Quintuplets became a more popular attraction than Niagara Falls, ogled through one-way screens by sightseers as they splashed in their wading pool at the center of a tourist hot spot known as Quintland. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with fresh depth and subtlety, bringing to new light their resilience and the indelible bond of their unique sisterhood." Other than a mark on the lower text block this is a tight and unread copy- Dust Jacket has a slit on the rear cover and minor edgewear.
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18887
- Title
- The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets
- Author
- Miller, Sarah
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1524713813
- ISBN 13
- 9781524713812
- Publisher
- Schwartz & Wade
- Date Published
- 2019
- Size
- 8 vo
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