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A soap company establishes itself in Massachusetts, bringing better hygiene and employment to the community. But there is a negative side, pollution, and the victim is Laura, a woman suffering from cancer. A look at the pros and cons of progress. By the author of Galatea 2.2.
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10 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2009Picador · 416 pages · 9780312429096
- Other · English · 2021Penguin Random House · 368 pages · 9781529115918
- Other · English · 2010Penguin Random House · 9781446413425
- Other · English · 2010Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 368 pages · 9781429941693
- Other · English · 2010Penguin Random House · 368 pages · 9781446413418
- Other · English · 2001Vintage · 355 pages · 9780099284468
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