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PETERSON, ALICE: : M'COBEN, PLACE OF GHOSTS. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.WITCHINGHAM PRESS,2003.

ISBN 095459200X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,black ink inscrptn+signature:'With best wishes ( and Alice Peterson' signature) to title page,dw/dj unclipped - absence of publisher's printed price.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,grey+white photographic illustrated dw/dj with sunning (which has turned the spine/backstrip a pale,mint green colour) to spine/backstrip as usual/normal; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.Sharp-cornered, bright,clean and unblemished publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white ndpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn, 1-310pp [paginated] includes 34 chapters,32pp of contemporary b/w photographs+illus,in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp56/7,pp120/1,pp184/5 and pp248/9 respectively,plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page, acknowledgements and a dedication. In this affectionate and moving portrait of her grandmother,Alice Peterson tells the story of a remarkable woman.Lady Margaret Pleydell-Bouverie was born in 1903,the seventh child (of ten) for Jacob,6th Earl of Radnor and his wife,Julian. Aged 19,she married Gerald Barry and,in 1926, they left England with their one-year old daughter,Anne,to begin a new life in Southern Rhdesia (now Zimbabwe). Without any funding,they started out with virtually nothing: a tent was their house,a tin shanty their kitchen and petrol boxes for their furniture.Through sheer determination,commitment to their dreams and belief in one another,they build M'Coben,a magical home for their growing family.They survived fire,storms,illness and heartbreak,before the Second World War separated them for four years,yet their love and courage stood firm and brought success against all the odds. Alice,the youngest of Margaret's twenty grandchildren,draws on the letters Margaret wrote home to her mother in England,and on many conversations - often filled with laughter - that she had with her grandmother.In 2000 she travelled out to Zimbabwe with her mother,Pam, and aunt,Diana,to visit M'Coben and see for herself the country that Margaret loved as her own.While equally beguiled by the landscapes and enchanted by the people she met,her journey saw a sadly different Zimbabwe on the verge of self-destruction and terrible change. 'M'Coben,Place of Ghosts',is more than a heartfelt tribute to a much admired and beloved grandmother. Poignant,funny and compelling,it celebrates the strength of love and loyalty,of family and community.It captures the spirit of an extraordinary generation that can only serve to inspire all who read it today. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'With best wishes ( and Alice Peterson' signature)

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