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An extraordinary debut novel by a young writer of remarkable giftsIt's Jake's birthday. He is sitting in a small plane, being flown over the landscape that has been the backdrop to his life - his childhood, his marriage, his work, his passions.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Samantha Harvey
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group, W F Howes, Vintage Books USA
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English, heb, Dutch
- ISBN
- 9789650717865
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