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The Story of Before
Susan Stairs
The Story of Before draws a finely detailed portrait of children struggling to understand the adult world - with dangerous and unsettling consequences. A powerful and deeply moving story, reminiscent of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.
384 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 3, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780857899088 |
| Publishers | Atlantic Books |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 143 × 201 × 24 mm · 262 g |
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