| Description |
189 pages ; 19 cm |
| Summary |
Growing up neglected in a seedy boarding house, twelve-year-old Emily Lawrence befriends Max, a middle-aged scientist who encourages her to pursue her intellectual interests. Innocent Emily will face scandal, suburban snobbery and psychological torment --back cover |
| Notes |
First published London: Cassell, 1958 |
| Subject |
Boardinghouses -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| LC no. |
66070679 |
| ISBN |
9781921961762 (paperback) |
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9781922079480 (paperback) |
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