Tidy lin (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LIN TIDY, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'To/-----/With much love/Lin Tidy'. 258pp. a novel about an unlikely friendship: Harry, the pedigree Bearded Collie, who loathed cyclists and all male dogs. Bob, the scruffy mongrel with a chip on his shoulder, relied on his East End contacts to preserve his hard man reputation. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LIN TIDY. Signed by Author, Lin Tidy.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON FFEP / AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY PAGE. 'To Andrew and Rachel, Lin Tidy. 6.10.13.' In almost 'as new' condition, spine uncreased, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 270pp. In 2009, Lin, a retired primary school teacher and practising Buddhist, was sentenced to six months in HMP Bronzefield, a high security prison. Her crime? Refusing to reveal the whereabouts of a mongrel dog called Hess, a dog for whom she had been caring for two months. Lin was told by the Crown Court Judge who sentenced her that she could walk free at any time; all she had to do was reveal the whereabouts of Hess. While in prison and struggling with her own mental illness, Lin listened to the stories of the women who befriended her and who she befriended in turn. Their stories told of abuse and injustice. But why was Lin sent to prison for such a minor crime? What was it that made the police and the courts pursue her conviction so relentlessly? Lin's story poses many uneasy questions and reveals what can happen when power is placed in the wrong hands. Raw, acutely honest, wry and funny, 'The Warrior on the Wall' confronts us with enduring compassion and humanity. Scarce signed. Cover by Nigel Adams (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…