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    Sterling Close
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    Sterling Close

    By Barbara Jaques

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    Sterling Close is the short story of a tiny community and their very particular, and rather unexpected, tastes. From the author of other unexpected short stories, novelist Barbara Jaques.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarbara Jaques
    Release dateJul 5, 2016
    ISBN9780993524585
    Sterling Close
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    Barbara Jaques

    Life has so many possible outcomes. From the simple question what if? a thousand stories can evolve. This is how novelist, Barbara Jaques, finds inspiration, through questions of coincidence, uncertainty, superstition and faith.Born in a tiny town in Alberta to wandering parents before their return to Bristol, Barbara has also wandered a little, although is now settled in Wiltshire with her family, close to her childhood home.

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