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    The Affair at Lime Hill
    The Affair at Lime Hill
    The Affair at Lime Hill
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    The Affair at Lime Hill

    By Jeremy Akerman

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    Called home to Cape Breton by a family crisis, a Toronto policewoman finds herself drawn back into familiar complexities of local relationships, the possibility of romance, and a mystery or two. The story unfolds against the rich canvas of the people, land, and sea that make Cape Breton unique.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoose House Publications
    Release dateMar 25, 2023
    ISBN9781990187759
    The Affair at Lime Hill
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    Jeremy Akerman

    Jeremy Akerman is an adoptive Nova Scotian who has lived in the province since 1964. In that time he has been an archaeologist, a radio announcer, a politician, a senior civil servant, a newspaper editor and a film actor.He is painter of landscapes and portraits, a singer of Irish folk songs, a lover of wine, and a devotee of history, especially of the British Labour Party.

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