Author | Glenda Adams |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Angus and Robertson, Australia |
Publication date | 1990 |
Media type | Paperback |
Pages | 339 pp |
ISBN | 0-207-19016-X |
OCLC | 38382510 |
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