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Author | Graham Rawle |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Publisher | Atlantic Books |
Publication date | 2005 (hardback); 2006 (paperback) |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 437 pp |
ISBN | 1-84354-368-0 (paperback); ISBN 1-84354-367-2 (hardback) |
OCLC | 67873116 |
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