The Peppered MothA portrait of four generations of one family, this story explores themes of inheritance, DNA, the individual's place in history and fate. It spans from Bessie Bawtry, a small child living in a Yorkshire mining town in 1905, to her granddaughter, listening to a lecture on genetic inheritance. |
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Page 211
... course , and that wasn't easy . You couldn't just say , I'll have lust , adultery and alcohol , please . You had to work out a strategy , and conceal your real objective . That much Chrissie appreciated . She was a clear - headed young ...
... course , and that wasn't easy . You couldn't just say , I'll have lust , adultery and alcohol , please . You had to work out a strategy , and conceal your real objective . That much Chrissie appreciated . She was a clear - headed young ...
Page 303
... course she could . Chrissie was going to wear her Maxine Quirk dress , but she was changing only because she thought ... course . Your course was set . Bessie knew all about port and starboard , naturally , and could feel superior to ...
... course she could . Chrissie was going to wear her Maxine Quirk dress , but she was changing only because she thought ... course . Your course was set . Bessie knew all about port and starboard , naturally , and could feel superior to ...
Page 316
... course she was , she said . She wasn't even shocked . It had all happened too smoothly for shock . Maybe she would feel shocked soon . But so far , no . So far , so good . They would speak again the next day . Then she rang Robert in ...
... course she was , she said . She wasn't even shocked . It had all happened too smoothly for shock . Maybe she would feel shocked soon . But so far , no . So far , so good . They would speak again the next day . Then she rang Robert in ...
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