Description: Best Offers Considered !! // Very Good Condition!! Free Shipping In The USA!!! USA Seller - Ships Carefully Packed *with Tracking* Within 1 Day After Order!! Very Rare and Inscribed SIGNED Poetry Book by the Author Dodie Gibbons!!! Genesis at Forty 40 Poetry Poem Book 2000 PB Inscribed ("To Patti") SIGNED Dodie Gibbons Genesis at FortyRare Poetry Poem Book 2000 Very Good Condition Paperback! Like a memoir, Genesis at Forty is peopled with children, musicians, grandmothers, and the parish priest. Dodie Gibbons notices details, documenting the ordinary events we sometimes forget to cherish. A mother who grew up with her children she began by staring straight into the eye of the unknown and went there anyway. "Reliable as high tide", her poems are a photo album of all families who strive past mere survival to arrive at joy. This poet successfully narrates the life she lives. Home to Dodie Gibbons was Wellsville, New York, and it was there she first began writing poems. Later, in East Aurora, New York where she lived for twenty-five years, she wrote verse mealtime graces and birthday cards for her six children. In 1986 she moved to the Boston area to work at Bentley College. Dodie travels extensively with her husband, jazz musician Herb Pomeroy, and frequently writes about their experiences. This book of poems, a gift for her family. has been her dream for many years. She passed away in September 2019. GIBBONS - Dorothy N. "Dodie"(nee Neary) Age 89, died peacefully on Thursday, September 12, 2019 after a lengthy illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Irving Herbert "Herb" Pomeroy III and her first husband Michael B. Gibbons. Born in Wellsville, NY on July 21, 1930, she was daughter of the late Vincent and Loretta (Perry) Neary. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from SUNY Buffalo with a master's degree in Counseling and with honors from Hilbert College, of Hamburg, NY, with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1975. She was named to the "Who's Who in American Junior Colleges" for that year. She worked at Hilbert College and then Bentley College in Waltham, MA for a number of years until her retirement.She loved the many facets of her life, including her immediate and extended family. She was a devoted and adoring grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved her jazz family, her many friends, the beach, music and poetry. Product information Publisher Celtic Books (January 1, 2000) Language English ISBN-10 0970376405 ISBN-13 9780970376404I tem Weight 0.352 ounces This signed first edition paperback book titled "Genesis at Forty" by Dodie Gibbons is a rare and unique find for any poetry lover. The author has inscribed a personal message to Patti, making it a personalized addition to any collection!!
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Location: Canton, Massachusetts
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: Gloucester , Massachusetts , USA
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Celtic Books
Subject: Literature & Fiction
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Year Printed: 2000
Original/Facsimile: Original
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Illustrator: NA
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Inscribed, Limited Edition, Vintage Paperback, Signed
Personalized: Yes
Region: North America
Author: Dodie Gibbons
Topic: Poetry
Unit Quantity: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: Poetry
