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Henry and Lorna are for the most part too involved in their ordinary lives to worry about global issues, so a final war seems to come upon them unprepared, just as their private lives are becoming happier.
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 1984St. Martin's Press · 303 pages · 9780312108625
- Paperback · English · 1983The Burning BookFaber and Faber Ltd · 304 pages · 9780571134175
- Other · English · 1983The burning bookFaber and Faber · 303 pages · 9780571131747
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