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 137
... head by the shower - curtain rail . It fell on her from on high , as she was wondering whether to wash her feet under the cold tap . She tried to stick it back up again , but it didn't seem to fit any more . Should she complain ? It ...
... head by the shower - curtain rail . It fell on her from on high , as she was wondering whether to wash her feet under the cold tap . She tried to stick it back up again , but it didn't seem to fit any more . Should she complain ? It ...
Page 156
... head for comfort . She was going mad . For comfort she bashed her head backwards and forwards under the pillow . Was redemption waiting , now , on the horizon , for the human race ? Was death at last to die ? Yes , so they claimed ...
... head for comfort . She was going mad . For comfort she bashed her head backwards and forwards under the pillow . Was redemption waiting , now , on the horizon , for the human race ? Was death at last to die ? Yes , so they claimed ...
Page 321
... head through the door of the cinema , but rejected the infantile sex comedy on offer . The harp - playing in the Crystal Bar was too refined for her mood , but she sat for a few minutes in the Yacht Club sipping a brandy and soda and ...
... head through the door of the cinema , but rejected the infantile sex comedy on offer . The harp - playing in the Crystal Bar was too refined for her mood , but she sat for a few minutes in the Yacht Club sipping a brandy and soda and ...
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