<DIV><p>βA glowing and beautiful memoir.ββ The Mail on Sunday </p><p>βA supremely beautiful book that spins its particular story to tell a universal one.ββ The Sunday Times </p><p>βWriting that sings with tremendous descriptive richness.ββ The Scotsman </p><p>Woven into the fabric of family life, vi
Hellfire and Herring: A Childhood Remembered
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Year
- 2007
- Category
- Fiction
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62 pages : 25 cm
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