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Not So Merry Wakefield

Katie Taylor

Editora: Wharncliffe Books

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The life and times of a Wakefield woman in the late twentieth century with substantial local historical information. The book aims to echo Henry Clarkson's memories of Merry Wakefield (1887) but with more sombre overtones reflecting experiences of single parenthood, time in the local mental hospital and the trauma of a fatal car accident, but with good times too.
Disponível desde: 01/10/2005.
Comprimento de impressão: 160 páginas.

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