Author | Rachel Clarke |
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Set in | NHS |
Publisher | Metro Books |
Publication date | 2017 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 978-1-78946-365-1 |
Followed by | Dear Life (2020) Breathtaking (2021) |
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