Told in the bush

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  • Published 20131203
  • ISBN: 9781922079992
  • Extent: 264 pp
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‘THAT’S A GENUINELY rare book you have there,’ said the second-hand book dealer. ‘I’ve never seen it before.’

‘It came from my mother’s side of the family,’ I replied. ‘She kept her children’s books.’

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