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The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

Shirley Jackson

' "Of course, no one would want to say anything about a girl like this that's missing..." ' Malice, paranoia and creeping dread lie beneath the surface of ordinary American life in these chilling miniature masterworks of unease. ...

Publisher:
Ladybird
Year of publication:
2018
ISBN:
978-0-241-33928-2
Pages:
64
5,00 €
IVA included
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Synopsis

' "Of course, no one would want to say anything about a girl like this that's missing..." ' Malice, paranoia and creeping dread lie beneath the surface of ordinary American life in these chilling miniature masterworks of unease.

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