The Convict Lover SIGNED
Language: English
Published by Macfarlane Walter & Ross, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1996
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Alex Simpson, Carrying Place, ON, CanadaAlex Simpson
AbeBooks seller since November 16, 2005
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 10.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Signed with an inscription by the author on the title page. Partial small address label/graze mark on a publisher's logo page at the front (before the half-title page, pictured), light soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. DJ has edge/rub wear, tears/chipping at the top of the spine, a foil label on the front panel and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 15 x 22.4 x 3.3cm, wt750g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller Inventory # 031699
- Title
- The Convict Lover SIGNED
- Author
- Simonds, Merilyn
- Publisher
- Macfarlane Walter & Ross, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- VG
- Dust jacket
- VG
- Signed
- Signed by Author
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 092191296X
- ISBN 13
- 9780921912965
- Edition
- First Edition.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover
A new edition of the beloved and bestselling classic work of creative nonfiction
It is 1919. Joseph Cleroux, a handsome young man who escaped the Great War and the flu epidemic, is incarcerated in Kingston Penitentiary, determined that jail will not break him. Phyllis Halliday is a 17-year-old schoolgirl who finds his letter in the quarry where he is doing hard time. As "Peggy" and "Dady-Long-Legs," they exchange a clandestine correspondence that frees them both from the confines of their lives, although the risk entailed increases as Joseph asks more and more of Phyllis and conditions inside Canada's most notorious prison deteriorate.
Based on letters the author found in the attic of her home, The Convict Lover is a blend of historical detective work and imaginative recreation -- a haunting, unforgettable journey through the world of Canada's first and oldest penitentiary and portrait of the people who lived in its shadow, both inside and outside its walls. Played out against the backdrop of a war-scarred society, a vicious battle for penitentiary reform, and the first riot in Canada's prison history, The Convict Lover is a story of human resilience and desire.
This edition includes a new introduction and epilogue.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Alex Simpson
Carrying Place, ON, Canada
AbeBooks seller since November 16, 2005
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