Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form. This is a poignant novella from Anita Brookner.'I rather hope I shall die at the hairdresser's, for they are bound to know what to do. At least t
Adam's Bride: Penguin Specials
โ Scribed by Elizabeth Jolley
- Book ID
- 111023162
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Australia
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 28 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781742536743
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โฆ Synopsis
In a small Australian country town, a young woman is accused of the murders of her own daughter and the local rat catcher's wife. As she stands to face the charges in court, a stranger enters, determined to explain her crimes.
This masterly story from Woman in a Lampshade perfectly displays Elizabeth Jolley's remarkable talent for character and story.
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