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 191
... moved south , to London chambers , and the family moved south , to Surrey . To placate Bessie he bought a bigger , cleaner and broader house than the one in Holderfield . Bessie liked it very much . It had two bath- rooms , and a ...
... moved south , to London chambers , and the family moved south , to Surrey . To placate Bessie he bought a bigger , cleaner and broader house than the one in Holderfield . Bessie liked it very much . It had two bath- rooms , and a ...
Page 221
... moved on , massively unscathed . Fiona , the only other legal wife , was more of a mystery . She had been married for her money , or so Chrissie had always supposed , for , unlike Serafina , she offered no other visible attractions ...
... moved on , massively unscathed . Fiona , the only other legal wife , was more of a mystery . She had been married for her money , or so Chrissie had always supposed , for , unlike Serafina , she offered no other visible attractions ...
Page 391
... moved away during the 1930s to run a Bed and Breakfast business on what was then the Great North Road . The first time I visited Mexborough was with my aunt , after my mother's death . My mother hated Mexborough . I have not exaggerated ...
... moved away during the 1930s to run a Bed and Breakfast business on what was then the Great North Road . The first time I visited Mexborough was with my aunt , after my mother's death . My mother hated Mexborough . I have not exaggerated ...
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