An Instance of the Fingerpost: A Novel

Year 2000
Pages 704

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An Instance of the Fingerpost: A Novel by Iain Pears is a novel built around its characters and plot. The copy shown here is 2000 • Riverhead Books • 704 pages.

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  • If you are not into slow builds, the viewpoint rotates often, requiring you to reorient regularly.

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