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  • Published 20241105
  • ISBN: 978-1-923213-01-2
  • Extent: 196 pp
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Following the birth of our first son, Timoteo, until around a year after the arrival of our third, Rodolfo, my wife and I ate dinner separately to the children.

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Matthew Crowe

Matthew Crowe is a writer from Western Australia. Having lived until recently in Scotland, he is now based in Canberra. His stories have appeared...

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