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During one glorious summer between the wars, the realities of life and the sexual ritual dance of the adult world creep into the life of young Margaret Marsh. Her father, preaching the doctrine of the unsavoury Primal Saints; her mother, bitterly nostalgic for what might have been; Charles and... read more
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Because the baby had come, special attention had to be given to Margaret, who was eight.
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- Jane Gardam (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Country: England
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0241100615
Page Count: 192
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Country: England
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0241100615
Page Count: 192
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- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 1978, Shortlisted)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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