Star of the Sea
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The listing describes Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor as a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. This edition is listed as 2004 • VINTAGE • 432 pages.
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- You are looking for an approachable first book on the subject.
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- If you dislike fragmented timelines, sentences are layered and dense, requiring attention to unpack meaning.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780099469629
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