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- Published 20181029
- ISBN: 9781925603330
- Extent: 264pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook
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Erin Gough
Erin Gough’s award-winning stories have appeared in a number of journals and anthologies, including Black Inc.’s Best Australian Stories, Overland, Southerly and Going Down...
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