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Misadventures [EPUB ebook]

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Misadventures is a unique ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes revealing the ups and downs of one woman”s life in twentieth-century London. Sylvia Smith”s deadpan patter belies the startling complexities, humour and darkness at the heart of this remarkable memoir.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9781847677426 ● Publisher Canongate Books ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5998034 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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