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Sixteen-year-old Jacques Rebiere is living a humble life in rural France, studying butterflies and frogs by candlelight in his bedroom. Across the Channel, in England, the playful Thomas Midwinter, also sixteen, is enjoying a life of ease-and is resigned to follow his father's wishes and pursue a career in medicine.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Sebastian Faulks
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 614
- Publisher
- Random House Group Limited, Vintage Books, Retailer-exclusive titles
- Editions
- 27
- Language
- French, und, English
- ISBN
- 9781446412961
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