Search Results: portobello road joy and josephine by dickens monica

Toronto: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1948. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 8vo ; 400 pages. Spine ends and corners bumped, 1/4" tear at spine head. Page edges slightly dusty; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper has some edgewear, chips at spine ends and a 2" tear bottom front spine. ; <b>Published in the UK as "Joy and Josephine". During WWII two young babies, one a foundling and one an aristocrat sent for a short stay, arrive at an orphanage. After an accident, one of the babies is adopted by a family that owns a shop on Portobello Road. Which of the babies was it? An engrossing tale that looks at 'nature vs. nurture'.</b> .