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THE SECRETS OF the past meet the shocks of the present. Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature and language—but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be. When... read more

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The women resemble schoolgirls with gangly limbs, ruddy cheeks, plaited flaxen hair; they walk holding hands.

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  1. Christina Meldrum (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0375851763
Page Count: 416

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