Charter, New York, 1989, 1st pr thus.  ISBN 1-55773-193-4.  MMPB, 156 pages including biographical note on the author.  Wraps have edge and cover wear, creases front and rear and reading creases, small scar and sticker residue at upper left front wrap, small split at lower rear spine edge; binding sound with a slight roll, bit of a bow to the book.  Prior owner’s name on first page; name and number on biographical page; remainder of interior clean and unmarked with tanning pages and some age spotting.  ‘Ruth knew she didn’t belong in the dingy workman’s cottage near Oxford.  Her earliest memories included a beautiful house, spacious lawns…and a hideous, grinning face that wanted to murder her.  Then she met Miss Murry, the nervous headmistress of St. Margaret’s School, and was told a story about her real parents that she suspected was a carefully constructed lie.  Now, for her sanity and her safety, Ruth must discover the truth about her past…and about a killer who may threaten her still.’ (from rear wrap)