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"The most original and enchanting romance I have read in a long time" (Erica Wagner The Times)
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A beautiful, sometimes bewilderingly strange love story, showing that miracles can happen – even across a library circulation desk.
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- EditoreVintage
- Data di pubblicazione1997
- ISBN 10 0099739917
- ISBN 13 9780099739913
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine320
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