The Quarter-Pie Window
by Brandis, Marianne
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Minor cover wear. Light spine creasing.
- ISBN 10
- 0889841543
- ISBN 13
- 9780889841543
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Marianne Brandis fell in love with the English language when, as a child, she arrived in Canada from the Netherlands. She began writing in her teens, and continued while working as a copywriter at private radio stations and the CBC. She taught at Ryerson University for many years, before becoming a full time writer. She has won many awards including the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the IODE Book Award. G. Brender à Brandis was born in Holland and came to Canada when he was five. He has a Fine Arts degree from McMaster University. His work is included in both public and private collections, and public and university libraries in Canada and the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.40540001488
- Title
- The Quarter-Pie Window
- Author
- Brandis, Marianne
- Illustrator
- Gallinger, Patty (Cover art inspired by).
- Format/Binding
- Mass-market paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Minor cover wear. Light spine creasing.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0889841543
- ISBN 13
- 9780889841543
- Publisher
- Porcupine's Quill.
- Place of Publication
- Erin, Ontario.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 19th century Toronto|Youth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Youth Fiction;
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