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A haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers--one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the other a recent widow from suburban London.

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10 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2010
    Simon & Schuster · 304 pages · 9781416589648
  • Audiobook · English · 2009
    Tantor Audio · 9781400111718
  • Hardcover · English · 2009
    Simon & Schuster · 288 pages · 9780385665308
  • Other · English · 2012
    Anchor Canada · 271 pages · 9780385677783
  • Other · English · 2011
    Large Print Press · 9781594134975
  • Other · English · 2009
    Simon & Schuster · 271 pages · 9781416589631
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