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Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

A Compass Error
by Sybille Bedford

Price: £9.99

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As the Second World War looms, Flavia is living in a small village in the South of France, studying for her Oxford entrance, swimming in the sea, and living with the confidence and relish of youth. In this a dramatic companion novel to A Favourite of the Gods, Flavia’s world is overturned when she becomes fascinated by Andrée – beautiful, sophisticated, yet manipulative – and is caught up in a devastating intrigue. A stylish and engrossing novel, published by Daunt Books.

Format: Paperback, 304pp
Publication date: Aug 2011
Publisher: Daunt Books
ISBN: 9781907970030

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