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Laments
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4 out of 5
Based on 669 Ratings and 132 Reviews

Book Description
When Howard and Julia Lament adopt Will, a baby secretly switched at birth in a bizarre hospital debacle, it marks the beginning of a journey that takes them from Northern Rhodesia in the 1950s to the Persian Gulf, England and suburban, Seventies America, as they search for their place in the world. Howard is an engineer and dreamer, obsessed by the conveyance of liquids through valves. Julia is a... More
Book Information
PublisherSceptre
BindingHardcover (20 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages370
ISBN-10034083272X
ISBN-13978-0340832721
Publication Date08/30/2004
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About George Hagen (Author) : I've just published my first middle-grade fantasy book (Gabriel Finley & The Raven's Riddle) and I've written two other adult books. I love puns and riddles, which is why this book is full of them. I ... more
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