It’s just us-just me and Sylvie.”, “Oh I’m so sorry,“ she says. . Yes, My Darling Daughter 154. by Roy Clark. | Contact this seller Our Privacy Notice has been updated to explain how we use cookies, which you accept by continuing to use this website. Sylvie is stroking the rabbit with cautious, gentle gestures. Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2014. They end up learning about a professor who investigates past lives in children and he takes on the case. Sylvie hugs the rabbit. As though she could fall off. I will certainly pick up books written by Leroy in the future. Every once in a blue moon, a masterful writer dives into gothic waters and emerges with a novel that—like Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, Minette Walters’s The... Free shipping over $10. Sylvie is stroking the rabbit with cautious, gentle gestures. . A readable copy. “Stunning . Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. I was annoyed with the girl just as much as with her saintly mother who seemed to have an unending capacity to put up with the most obnoxious behaviour. I wrapped my hand around hers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2009. She is the author of four previous novels. “I do like clever hands,“ says Michaela. They travel to a coast where the little girl is drawn and find a case of an unsolved murder of a mother and daughter. Hardcover. “So what about her dad? At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. There is quite a bit of suspension of disbelief, much of it based on handy coincidences rather than the past-life angle. She has hair like lint, no color, the slightest smudge of freckles on her nose. A little 4 year old girl puzzles her single mom when she only calls her by her first name and frequently says that this is not her life. | Contact this seller However, the child's behavioral issues, such as her intense fear of water, screaming fits, night terrors, and unusual social responses, are getting worse. More information about this seller There was a rich smell of October, of earth and rot and wet leaves. I will him: Please don't choose her, please please don't choose Sylvie. | Contact this seller There are no surprises at all. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. I love it when she's happy like that. “A stunning, engaging and enlightening tale of motherly love . Fiona turns toward me. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The writing itself is melodic, thoughtful and engaging. Adam too. Well, you never get to see what they’re actually up to, do you? As though embarrassed that she has called out this admission from me. Overwhelmed by her inability to help her daughter, she turns to Adam Winters, a dashing psychology professor with some unusual theories about what might be troubling the child. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. Condition: VERY GOOD. It carries you through an otherwise predictable plot. This is the story of a young single mother and her young daughter. Please enter your name. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Please try your request again later. Definitely a supernatural element in the plot, something I'm not usually drawn to. Unable to add item to List. Be the first to ask a question about Yes, My Darling Daughter. Seller Inventory # 467835-75. She has worked as a music therapist, teacher, and psychiatric social worker. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? one of those rare books you'll sit with till your bones ache.” ―Cathleen Medwick, O, The Oprah Magazine, “A poignant ghost story . Such a pretty girl. Even the wind chimes hanging from someone's apple tree were silent, no sound at all in the wide, parked up street but the clear, sweet pipe of a bird. Packed with care, shipped promptly. First Edition. She turned to face me, standing on tiptoe, reaching her arms out to either side, her face intent with concentration, as though she were balancing in a tricky, difficult place. Please try again. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. I can tell he likes the witch outfit. It came from her. Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2014. I found her obsession with Dominic even more frustrating after what he did to her. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. The ending didn't give all the answers to the questions that seemed to pile up throughout the novel, which frustrates me a little bit, but I'm also glad that everything wasn't tied up neatly and finished perfectly, but the characters just moved on to their next chapter of life. None of the other mothers around the table, I suspect, would understand this; nor would they know the panic I feel when Sylvie grows out of her shoes, or at the arrival of a birthday invitation requiring a present I haven't budgeted for. Why's it so special, sweetheart?" Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. He’s smiling at us.”. Michaela leans across the table toward me. I love this supernatural mystery set in England! Buy a cheap copy of Yes My Darling Daughter book by Margaret Leroy. Leroy is an evocative writer who expertly conjures up the cloud of fear enveloping a mother struggling to reach her child.” —Muriel Dobbin, “Fans of old-fashioned gothics will welcome this tale of love, betrayal and death from British author Leroy . All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. She did a neat pirouette, pleased, self-aware in her elaborate dress, then ran on again, white as a wisp of smoke or mist against the gray of the pavement, at once so pale and so vivid, like she was the only living thing in the whole still, darkening street. I don't know and I don't want to know. They end up learning about a professor who investigates past lives in children and he takes on the case. . Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Welcome Margaret Leroy to the clan. Sylvie has bunched up the skirts of her snowflake dress and is absently sucking the white ribbon hem. From: Hardcover. | Contact this seller But he does, of course, drawn perhaps by her reticence. The author did a good job of building the story. I guessed the ending at the first mention of (well I won't spoil it) and if I hadn't been enjoying the actual authorship, I may have been hard-pressed to go on. He puts his arm round Karen, caressing her shoulder through the chiffony fabric of her frock. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. "That's my seaside, Grace." There was a problem loading your book clubs. Seller Inventory # 3261009051. I love this supernatural mystery set in England! She looked at herself in the mirror. Don't have an account? Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Condition: Fair. Facebook. Out of nowhere, some instinct makes me turn. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The spine may show signs of wear. It seems all these stories have the same basic plot, whether ghostly or past-life based. She never called me Mum.”. Four years old; well loved by her young mother, Grace. Yes, My Darling Daughter 154. by Roy Clark. More information about this seller Seller Inventory # 4882857-6. Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2009. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes. The children watch wide-eyed. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. . More information about this seller Her skin was cold, but she nestled her hand quite firmly into mine. . “Just never said Mama? Minimal wear. 19. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Seller Inventory # 467834-6. She finally finds a psychology professor that has some unusual ideas about what is troubling little Sylvie. More information about this seller Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Leroy's writing was, at times, repetitively drawn out. "I can hear my feet, Grace. "Sylvie, tell me about your picture.