Lifting the curtains of mist

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  • Published 20070605
  • ISBN: 9780733321221
  • Extent: 264 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm)

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– Saul Bellow

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James Halford

James Halford writes fiction and travel stories. Originally from Brisbane, he spent 2005 living in Beijing and travelling throughout China. One story written during...

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