menu
{ "item_title" : "Stranger on the Shore", "item_author" : [" John Symons "], "item_description" : " Tracing the life of the author's father, this passionate, vivid memoir follows him through his childhood in west England, his successful 25-year career in the Indian Army before the country's independence in 1947, and his final years in Devonshire, where he raised a family while the symptoms of Huntington's disease gradually set in. Born of a family of impoverished Cornish fishermen, he and his six sisters cared for their dying mother after losing their father at the start of World War I--before Huntington's reared itself in their lives and lead to the death of three of the siblings. An absorbing, tense story of a building family crisis, this is an inspiring narrative showing that, through courage and faith in the face of great adversity, peace can be found. ", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/85/683/264/0856832642_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "24.95", "online_price" : "24.95", "our_price" : "24.95", "club_price" : "24.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
Stranger on the Shore|John Symons

Stranger on the Shore

local_shippingShip to Me
On Order. Usually ships in 2-4 weeks
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

Tracing the life of the author's father, this passionate, vivid memoir follows him through his childhood in west England, his successful 25-year career in the Indian Army before the country's independence in 1947, and his final years in Devonshire, where he raised a family while the symptoms of Huntington's disease gradually set in. Born of a family of impoverished Cornish fishermen, he and his six sisters cared for their dying mother after losing their father at the start of World War I--before Huntington's reared itself in their lives and lead to the death of three of the siblings. An absorbing, tense story of a building family crisis, this is an inspiring narrative showing that, through courage and faith in the face of great adversity, peace can be found.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780856832642
  • ISBN-10: 0856832642
  • Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers
  • Publish Date: April 2009
  • Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 160

Related Categories

You May Also Like...

    1

BAM Customer Reviews