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 285
... feel that big warm hand of her father's , squeezing hers . And his tobacco smell on the dawn air . gaze at Faro ... feel it . She can feel the blow fall . Cotterhall Man is a sombre sight . Faro , like all late- twentieth - century ...
... feel that big warm hand of her father's , squeezing hers . And his tobacco smell on the dawn air . gaze at Faro ... feel it . She can feel the blow fall . Cotterhall Man is a sombre sight . Faro , like all late- twentieth - century ...
Page 350
... feeling really awful . Her legs are all swollen , and she hadn't been able to shut her bedroom window , and the rain had ... feel better . Dora , unlike her late sister Bessie , hates seeing the doctor . Nor is she a hypochondriac . So ...
... feeling really awful . Her legs are all swollen , and she hadn't been able to shut her bedroom window , and the rain had ... feel better . Dora , unlike her late sister Bessie , hates seeing the doctor . Nor is she a hypochondriac . So ...
Page 350
... feeling really awful . Her legs are all swollen , and she hadn't been able to shut her bedroom window , and the rain had ... feel better . Dora , unlike her late sister Bessie , hates seeing the doctor . Nor is she a hypochondriac . So ...
... feeling really awful . Her legs are all swollen , and she hadn't been able to shut her bedroom window , and the rain had ... feel better . Dora , unlike her late sister Bessie , hates seeing the doctor . Nor is she a hypochondriac . So ...
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