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    Harry and the Egg: 5 funny short stories
    Harry and the Egg: 5 funny short stories
    Harry and the Egg: 5 funny short stories
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    Harry and the Egg: 5 funny short stories

    By Susan Duxbury

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    5 short and humorous stories; also suitable for language students.

    Harry and the Egg.

    Mr. Tiddles' Prize.

    Two of a Different Kind.

    Uncle Lewis' Revenge.

    The Short-Legged Flamingo
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks on Demand
    Release dateMay 11, 2015
    ISBN9783739269573
    Harry and the Egg: 5 funny short stories
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    Susan Duxbury

    Susan Duxbury was born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, and educated at Salt's Grammar School in the famous model village of Saltaire; then Leeds College of Technology where she gained a diploma in hotel management. After emigrating to New Zealand, she travelled to Australia and met her German-born husband. They lived and worked in the Australian outback, where she began writing her first book. She is also a successful short-story writer and actively engaged in German/British relations; has two sons and lives with her husband in north Germany.

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