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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Urquhart, Emily.     Subjects     Urquhart, Emily -- Family.     Albinos and albinism -- Biography.     Heredity.     Mothers and daughters -- Canada -- Biography.     Parents of children with disabilities -- Canada -- Biography.     Genetic disorders in children -- Patients -- Family relationships -- Canada.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Urquhart, Emily.       by title:      Beyond the pale : fo...       by call number:      362.19655 U79b     Search the Web     Urquhart, Emily.     Urquhart, Emily -- Family.     Albinos and albinism -- Biography.     Heredity.     Mothers and daughters -- Canada -- Biography.     Parents of children with disabilities -- Canada -- Biography.     Genetic disorders in children -- Patients -- Family relationships -- Canada.       MARC Display

Beyond the pale : folklore, family, and the mystery of our hidden genes / Emily Urquhart. by Urquhart, Emily. Harper Avenue, [2015] Call #: 362.19655 U79b Subjects Urquhart, Emily -- Family.   Albinos and albinism -- Biography.   Heredity.   Mothers and daughters -- Canada -- Biography.   Parents of children with disabilities -- Canada -- Biography.   Genetic disorders in children -- Patients -- Family relationships -- Canada. ISBN:  9781443423564 (hc.) 1443423564 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  282 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some colour) Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. Summary:  The story begins on St. Stephen's Day, 2010, in St. John's, NL, when the author gives birth to a baby girl named Sadie Jane who has a shock of snow-white hair. After three months of medical testing, Sadie is diagnosed with albinism, a rare genetic condition where pigment fails to form in the skin, hair and eyes. She is visually impaired and faces a lifetime indoors. A journalist and folklore scholar accustomed to processing the world through other people's stories, Emily is drawn to understanding her child's difference by researching the cultural beliefs associated with albinism worldwide. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.19655 U79b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 362.19655 U79b Adult books Adult Display 1 Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.19655 U79b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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