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Rebekah
Read this for a Modern British Novel class. Very memorable and disturbing, like Conrad novels are. Very frightening look at terrorism. The main character is disabled and exploited by the terrorists to commit an awful crime.
Gary Dale
Mar 12, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
A tragic story in all counts. Well written and poignant.
mstan
Jun 11, 2007 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: british
Scott
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Shelves: bookclub
Kay
Aug 28, 2007 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sarah
Oct 05, 2007 marked it as wishlist
Lara
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Terri FL
Sep 20, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, novel, london
Marje
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Nancy
Jun 24, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2013-read, spies
Tanya
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Judy
Aug 19, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Oblomov
Jun 29, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Daina
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Kristen
Oct 03, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Ann
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Ginger
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