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A beautifully wrought and unlikely love story, exploring the power of storytelling
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Louis de Bernières is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent novel is Birds Without Wings.
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- EditoreHarvill Secker
- Data di pubblicazione2008
- ISBN 10 1846551412
- ISBN 13 9781846551413
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine224
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A Partisan's Daughter (Signed First Edition)
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. LONDON: Harvill Secker [2008]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New in dust jacket. A pristine unread copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well padded box. Smoke-free. This book was purchased new and shelved, untouched since then. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. 0.0. Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo 05-2013-31
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