Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 29/04/2021,
Pagination: 368 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
Published By: Orion Publishing Co,
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945),
Dimensions: 127 x 197 x 25
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781474613903
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