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My Home Is Far Away: An Autobiographical Novel
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4 out of 5
Based on 408 Ratings and 88 Reviews

Book Description
Dawn Powell was in the midst of writing one of her finest satires, A Time to Be Born, when she contracted a fever that brought childhood memories back so vividly that she stopped her novel and began scrawling reminiscences that were later collected in My Home Is Far Away. Although not true autobiography, the life of the main character, Marcia Willard, parallels Powell's life, including the death ... More
Book Information
PublisherZoland Books
BindingPaperback (13 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages295
ISBN-101883642434
ISBN-13978-1883642433
Publication Date06/01/1998
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About Dawn Powell (Author) : Dawn Powell is a published author. Published credits of Dawn Powell include My Home Is Far Away.
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About Tim Page (Foreword) : Tim Page is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Tim Page is I Remember Vietnam (Why We Left).
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