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 157
... seen , perhaps , as one of the more dangerous legacies of her alcoholic father . But one could take a more optimistic view . She was young , she was in excellent health , and she had access yet to hope . She uncrumpled and unfurled ...
... seen , perhaps , as one of the more dangerous legacies of her alcoholic father . But one could take a more optimistic view . She was young , she was in excellent health , and she had access yet to hope . She uncrumpled and unfurled ...
Page 239
... seen Hammervale ? Nothing could be more ghastly than Hammervale . Whatever his dad Victor did to Hammervale would be an improvement . Anything would be an improvement . Stella conceded that she had never seen Hammervale . You just go ...
... seen Hammervale ? Nothing could be more ghastly than Hammervale . Whatever his dad Victor did to Hammervale would be an improvement . Anything would be an improvement . Stella conceded that she had never seen Hammervale . You just go ...
Page 285
... seen many museum bodies . She has seen Australopithecus and Neanderthal remains . She has seen Egyp- tian 285.
... seen many museum bodies . She has seen Australopithecus and Neanderthal remains . She has seen Egyp- tian 285.
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