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He studied philosophy, sociology and politics at clare college, cambridge, and then worked in the film industry. Gnomon by nick harkaway overdrive rakuten overdrive. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell ebook epubpdfprc. He is possessed of two explosively exciting eyebrows, which exert an almost hypnotic attraction over small children, dogs, and thankfully one ludicrously attractive human rights lawyer, to whom he is married. Publication date 2009 topics science fiction, fantasy fiction, dystopias publisher vintage contemporaries. For all the geekish delight harkaway takes in his inventions, the goneaway worlds comedy. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era. Click to read more about the goneaway world by nick harkaway. I was born in cornwall in the 70s and that is far too long ago.
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