2011, ISBN: 9780743233002

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St. Martin's Griffin, 2011. Trade Paperback. As New. 21-16-3. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Antoine … Plus…

St. Martin's Griffin, 2011. Trade Paperback. As New. 21-16-3. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Antoine Rey Thought He Had The Perfect Surprise For His Sister Mélanie's Birthday: A Weekend By The Sea At Noirmoutier Island , Where The Pair Spent Many Happy Childhood Summers Playing On The Beach. It Had Been Too Long, Antoine Thought, Since They'd Returned To The Island--Over Thirty Years, Since Their Mother Died And The Family Holidays Ceased. But The Island's Haunting Beauty Triggers More Than Happy Memories; It Reminds Mélanie Of Something Unexpected And Deeply Disturbing About Their Last Island Summer. When, On The Drive Home To Paris, She Finally Summons The Courage To Reveal What She Knows To Antoine, Her Emotions Overcome Her And She Loses Control Of The Car. Trapped In The Wake Of A Family Secret Shrouded By Taboo, Antoine Must Confront His Past And Also His Troubled Relationships With His Own Children. How Well Does He Really Know His Mother, His Children, Even Himself? Suddenly Fragile On All Fronts - As A Son, A Husband, A Brother And A Father - Antoine Rey Will Soon Learn The Shocking Truth About His Family And Himself. By Turns Thrilling And Seductive, With A Lingering Effect That Is Bittersweet And Redeeming, A Secret Kept Is The Story Of A Modern Family And The Invisible Ties That Hold It Together., St. Martin's Griffin, 2011, 5, New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Plum boards with author's signature blind-stamped on front cover and dark gray spine imprinted with title and author in gold. Stated First Edition with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 340 pages. A Death on Demand Mystery No. 12. It's getting to look a lot like Christmas on the sea island of Broward's Rock, South Carolina. At the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, owner Annie Darling's Yuletide preparations have to be put on hold thanks to several rather inconvenient distractions -- including murder. Across the windswept isle, in the spacious, spooky mansion of Marguerite Dumaney Ladson, a motley crew is gathering for the onetime movie star's gala Xmas/birthday bash. And when it turns deadly, it's Annie who has to prove the innocence of the most disturbing suspect: her own deadbeat dad. ., William Morrow, 2000, 5, HarperCollins, 2010. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.., HarperCollins, 2010, 4.5, New York: Scribner, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vi, 421pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Tan cloth over boards with spine backed in green and lettered in gilt. Top corner of board is gently bumped. A small spot of printer's glue to top edge of text block. Glue does not impede opening of pages. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea, The Colony, "an impressively researched" (Rocky Mountain News) account of the history of America's only leper colony located on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, is "an utterly engrossing look at a heartbreaking chapter" (Booklist) in American history and a moving tale of the extraordinary people who endured it. Beginning in 1866 and continuing for over a century, more than eight thousand people suspected of having leprosy were forcibly exiled to the Hawaiian island of Molokai -- the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Torn from their homes and families, these men, women, and children were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and many who did were not contagious, yet all were ensnared in a shared nightmare. Here, for the first time, John Tayman reveals the complete history of the Molokai settlement and its unforgettable inhabitants. It's an epic of ruthless manhunts, thrilling escapes, bizarre medical experiments, and tragic, irreversible error. Carefully researched and masterfully told, The Colony is a searing tale of individual bravery and extraordinary survival, and stands as a testament to the power of faith, compassion, and the human spirit.(Publisher)., Scribner, 2006, 3<

2006, ISBN: 9780743233002

New York: Scribner; A Lisa Drew Book, 2006 vi, 421 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. "In the bestselling tradition of … Plus…

New York: Scribner; A Lisa Drew Book, 2006 vi, 421 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. "In the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea, The Colony reveals the untold history of the infamous American leprosy colony on Molokai and of the extraordinary people who struggled to survive under the most horrific circumstances. In 1866, twelve men and women and one small child were forced aboard a leaky schooner and cast away to a natural prison on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. Two weeks later, a dozen others were exiled, and then forty more, and then a hundred more. Tracked by bounty hunters and torn screaming from their families, the luckless were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and most of those who did were not contagious, yet all were caught in a shared nightmare. The colony had little food, little medicine, and very little hope. Exile continued for more than a century, the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Nearly nine thousand people were banished to the colony, trapped by pounding surf and armed guards and the highest sea cliffs in the world. Twenty-eight live there still. John Tayman tells the fantastic saga of this horrible and hopeful place -- at one time the most famous community in the world -- and of the individuals involved. From the very first exile -- a gentle part-time lawyer trapped in an unjust ordeal beyond his imagination -- to the last remaining residents, the narrative is peopled by presidents and kings, cruel lawmen and pioneering doctors, and brave souls who literally gave their lives to help. A stunning cast includes the martyred Father Damien, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Mark Twain, Teddy Roosevelt, John Wayne, and more. The result is a searing tale of survival and bravery, and a testament to the power of faith, compassion, and heroism." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible., Scribner; A Lisa Drew Book, 2006, 5<

2006, ISBN: 9780743233002

New York: Scribner; A Lisa Drew Book, 2006. vi, 421 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "… Plus…

New York: Scribner; A Lisa Drew Book, 2006. vi, 421 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea, The Colony reveals the untold history of the infamous American leprosy colony on Molokai and of the extraordinary people who struggled to survive under the most horrific circumstances. In 1866, twelve men and women and one small child were forced aboard a leaky schooner and cast away to a natural prison on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. Two weeks later, a dozen others were exiled, and then forty more, and then a hundred more. Tracked by bounty hunters and torn screaming from their families, the luckless were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and most of those who did were not contagious, yet all were caught in a shared nightmare. The colony had little food, little medicine, and very little hope. Exile continued for more than a century, the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Nearly nine thousand people were banished to the colony, trapped by pounding surf and armed guards and the highest sea cliffs in the world. Twenty-eight live there still. John Tayman tells the fantastic saga of this horrible and hopeful place -- at one time the most famous community in the world -- and of the individuals involved. From the very first exile -- a gentle part-time lawyer trapped in an unjust ordeal beyond his imagination -- to the last remaining residents, the narrative is peopled by presidents and kings, cruel lawmen and pioneering doctors, and brave souls who literally gave their lives to help. A stunning cast includes the martyred Father Damien, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Mark Twain, Teddy Roosevelt, John Wayne, and more. The result is a searing tale of survival and bravery, and a testament to the power of faith, compassion, and heroism." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible., Scribner; A Lisa Drew Book, 2006, 5<

2006, ISBN: 9780743233002

New York: Scribner, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vi, 42… Plus…

New York: Scribner, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vi, 421pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Tan cloth over boards with spine backed in green and lettered in gilt. Top corner of board is gently bumped. A small spot of printer's glue to top edge of text block. Glue does not impede opening of pages. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea, The Colony, "an impressively researched" (Rocky Mountain News) account of the history of America's only leper colony located on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, is "an utterly engrossing look at a heartbreaking chapter" (Booklist) in American history and a moving tale of the extraordinary people who endured it. Beginning in 1866 and continuing for over a century, more than eight thousand people suspected of having leprosy were forcibly exiled to the Hawaiian island of Molokai -- the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Torn from their homes and families, these men, women, and children were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and many who did were not contagious, yet all were ensnared in a shared nightmare. Here, for the first time, John Tayman reveals the complete history of the Molokai settlement and its unforgettable inhabitants. It's an epic of ruthless manhunts, thrilling escapes, bizarre medical experiments, and tragic, irreversible error. Carefully researched and masterfully told, The Colony is a searing tale of individual bravery and extraordinary survival, and stands as a testament to the power of faith, compassion, and the human spirit.(Publisher)., Scribner, 2006, 3<