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    Fugues on a Funny Bone
    Fugues on a Funny Bone
    Fugues on a Funny Bone
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    Fugues on a Funny Bone

    By Jan Woolf

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    A collection of short stories about children in a referral unit, the book also charts the relationship between a young man and woman who meet, part and come together again in and woman in unusual circumstances.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMuswell Press
    Release dateMar 15, 2011
    ISBN9780956557551
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