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OverviewMy father disappeared the day after he rescued the young girl which was on the day after my 9th birthday. It was in all the papers. And so begins Amy Appleton's account of growing up as a lifeboatman's daughter on the North Norfolk coast as she seeks to unravel the events of that fateful night, 31st March, 2001. We journey with her through this sometimes gentle, sometimes not, coming-of-age story as she bears witness to the triumphs, thrills, treacheries, terrors, and tragedies of life lived close to the unpredictable sea. She finds solace in unexpected places and from unexpected encounters. She fears for her father, watches the adults around her, finds herself too often an unwilling listener at doors, a bewildered observer, searching for her place in the world, wondering, learning as she moves towards forging her own path, finding her own way as she approaches the birthday of her life... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elisabeth ClarePublisher: Mirador Publishing Imprint: Mirador Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781913833398ISBN 10: 1913833399 Pages: 308 Publication Date: 11 November 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationElisabeth (Gilly) Hewetson, using the pseudonym, Elisabeth Clare, has written two books: The Stealing, (published in June 2017) and A Story for Christmas (published in November 2017). She lives in Norfolk and teaches Health Care Law and Ethics at the University of East Anglia, latterly just as an Associate Tutor having taught there full time since moving to Norfolk in the early nineties. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |