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"Yes this was a long read and parts of it -- for me, the sections written from Imelda's perspective in particular -- were at first challenging to read. It is also a brilliant book. The characters are rich and well-crafted; complex, self-destructive..."
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An elderly couple are worried about their granddaughter. They know she's been smuggling drugs, and now she's gone missing. Looking for help, they turn to Konrad, a former policeman whose reputation precedes him. Always absent-minded, he constantly...
An elderly couple are worried about their granddaughter. They know she's been smuggling drugs, and now she's gone missing. Looking for help, they turn to Konrad, a former policeman whose reputation precedes him. Always absent-minded, he constantly...
"Utterly absorbing. Unforgettable characters caught up first in the stifling hothouse of an English public school, and then in the sheer horror of the front during WWI. Not for the faint of heart."
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