Author: ROSS, MALCOLM
Title: Kernow and Daughter
Description: London, Piatkus. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0749902620). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. An historical novel set in Cornwall where Barney Kernow is a self made Cornishman with rigid ideas about his childrens future. Harry, his eldest son, is to follow him into the family business, Frank and Godfrey are to enter into one or other of the professions, and Jessica, his only daughter, is to be a wife and mother. Nature has not obliged him, however, as Harry would rather be an artist and Jessica has a better head for business than all of them together. A rich tapestry of Cornish life at the beginning of the 20th century. NOT EX LIB NOT BOOK CLUB C3D. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Historical Fiction, Cornwall, Barney Kernow 0749902620


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