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    Mariella
    Mariella
    Mariella
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    Mariella

    By Claire Frances Raciborska

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    Mariella is a child unlike others. When her mother Sophie runs away from the power of the Anonym, she creates a world for her daughter outside of the Rules that everyone follows. But when Mr Nietzburger finds them they are drawn back to the city, where Mariella's presence catalyzes its inevitable collapse.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClaire Frances Raciborska
    Release dateJan 8, 2015
    ISBN9781310328930
    Mariella
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    Claire Frances Raciborska

    Claire Frances Raciborska grew up in South Africa, where she completed an arts degree majoring in Mathematics. She spent four years living and working in Taiwan, which is the setting for her first novel, Smoke of Spirits. She currently lives on a farm in South Africa with her husband Seth, her daughter Emma, two dogs, a cat, some chickens and a lot of cows. She enjoys dreaming about travelling and pretending to garden.

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