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"The germs of this book began in 1977, when I visited friends in London. As a child, I’d been told I had a speech impediment, but I vehemently refused voice lessons. Then, in a London pub, talking with a friend from the Lancashire/Yorkshire border, it was almost as if I fitted in at last. Without realizing it, I’d probably inherited aspects of my grandmother’s accent. And I’d never missed her as much as I did at that moment. That was when I began planning a trip to Leeds, where my grandmother was born and spent her childhood. I knew I had to write about it, and began a series of poems as the journey took shape. Once there, I copied from books and records I’d found in the Leeds library. I began writing down what people said....More >
Product Details
| ISBN | 978-0-9803659-1-7 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Otoliths |
| Copyright | ©2007 by Rochelle Ratner (Standard Copyright License) |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Publication Date | May 1, 2007 |
| Lulu Sales Rank | 12997 |
| Page Count | 128 pages |
| Size | U.S. Trade |
| Binding | Perfect Bound |
| Interior Color | Black And White |
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