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by Parkin, Cassandra | Fiction & related items
Published 15/09/2017 by Legend Press Ltd
Paperback | 288 pages
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The Winter’s Child: A must read for fans of haunting female fiction
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by Parkin, Cassandra
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Now with additional material: book club discussion points and an interview with Margaret Atwood about the real-life events that inspired The Testaments and The Handmaid's Tale.
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So whether you're looking for love, lust or something in between, this gorgeous anthology is the perfect gift... or bedside companion.
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Blackpool Sisters
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