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This is the story of Humphrey Clark and Ailsa Kelman, who spent a summer together as children in Ornemouth, a town by the gray North Sea. As they journey back to Ornemouth to receive honorary degrees from a new university there—Humphrey on the train, Ailsa flying—they take stock of their lives... read more

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The winning book was about fish, and to present it, she appeared to have dressed herself as a mermaid, in silver sequinned scales.

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  1. Margaret Drabble (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt
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Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0151012636
Page Count: 352

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