Under Two Flags: A Story of the Household and the Desert (Oxford Popular Fiction)
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The listing describes Under Two Flags: A Story of the Household and the Desert (Oxford Popular Fiction) by Ouida as a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. The copy shown here is 1995 • Oxford Univ Pr • 528 pages.
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More appealing if you want an older backlist book that still feels distinct instead of generic filler.
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- If you dislike unreliable narrators, political maneuvering and power dynamics are central, not just background color.
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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780192823281
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780192823281
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