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Interweaving Darwin and magic realism, this is the story of veterinarian Bobby Sullivan who, five years after a mysterious millennial downpour sent "Homo Britannicus" hurtling towards extinction, flees London for the northern town of Thunder Spit.
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- Norman Ball: Add a description of this character.
- Abbie Ball
- Tommy Boggs
- Tobias Phelps
- Violet
- Horace Trapp
- Parson Phelps
- Rose
- Mr Charles Darwin
- Dr Baldicoot
- Mrs Mann
- Dr Ivanhoe Scrapie
- Dr Bugrov
- Tillie
- Kinnon
- Mildred
- Mrs Fooney
- Buck
- Mr Salt
- Giselle
- Ron Harcourt
- Holly
- Mona
- Sigmund
- Oscar Jack
- Jessie
- Jacques-yves Cabillaud
- Betty Botter
- Ritchie
- Mrs Jiggers
- Blanche
- Higgins
- Josh
- Popp Le
- Gudderwort
First Sentence edit
Boundless hope; that was what flooded my heart as I pressed my foot on the accelerator of my spanking new car, and headed north towards my spanking new life.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Liz Jensen (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Country: England
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0747535264
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Country: England
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0747535264
Page Count: 256
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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