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A lonely middle-aged eccentric named Kasch falls in love with a beautiful fourteen-year-old girl named Laney and becomes fatefully involved with her family, inhabitants of the distant, impoverished, but enchanting region of Childwold.
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3 editions- Other · English · 1981Fawcett · 287 pages · 9780449234501
- Other · English · 1977Gollancz · 295 pages · 9780575023482
- Other · English · 1976Vanguard Press · 295 pages · 9780814907771
FictionTeenage girlsMiddle-aged menFiction in English