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DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Siobhan Dowd
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 321
- Publisher
- David Fickling Books, Random House Children's Books
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780385751698
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