Timepiece

Evans, Richard Paul

ISBN 10: 0684837986 / ISBN 13: 9780684837987

Published by Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1996

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first edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, great copy. Seller Inventory # 016580

Bibliographic Details

Title: Timepiece

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: First Edition/First Printing

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Synopsis:

Follows the love story of MaryAnne and David Parkin as they struggle with the lessons of love, loyalty, and forgiveness and cope with tragedy, in a story about the gifts we pass on to our children

From the Publisher:

"Of all, clockmakers and morticians should bear the keenest sense of priority-their lives daily spent in observance of the unflagging procession of time... and the end thereof."
-DAVID PARKIN'S DIARY. JANUARY 3, 1901

So begins Timepiece, the unforgettable story of hope and the source of the wisdom MaryAnne Parkin shared with Richard in The Christmas Box. With the help of David Parkin's diary, Richard discovers the mystery of the timepiece and the significance of MaryAnne's request.

Nineteen years previous, only eleven days before her death, MaryAnne Parkin had bequeathed a beautiful rose-gold timepiece to my keeping.

"The day before you give Jenna away," she had said, her voice trembling as she handed me the heirloom, "give this to her for the gift."

I was puzzled by her choice of words.

"Her wedding gift?" I asked.

She looked at me sadly, then forced a fragile smile.

"You will know what I mean."