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Sunset Song - Voted 'The Best Scottish Book of All Time' - cover

Sunset Song - Voted 'The Best Scottish Book of All Time'

Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Casa editrice: Polygon

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'Oh, she hated and loved in a breath!'
Faced with the choice between her harsh farming life and the seductive world of books and learning, the spirited Chris Guthrie decides to remain in rural Scotland. But as the devastation of the First World War leaves Chris and her community in tatters, she must draw strength from what she loves – and endure, like the land she loves so intensely.
Powerful and moving, Sunset Song is an inspirational celebration of the human spirit.
Disponibile da: 15/06/2013.
Lunghezza di stampa: 288 pagine.

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