The Withered Arm, Level 1 |
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Author:
| Hardy, Thomas |
Retold by:
| Bassett, Jennifer |
Series title: | Oxford Bookworms Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-423249-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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A woman and a man . . . words of love whispered on a summer night. Later, there is a child, but no wedding-ring. And then the man leaves the first woman, finds a younger woman, marries her . . . It's an old story. Yes, it's an old, old story. It happens all the time today, tomorrow, a hundred years ago. People don't change. But this story, set among the green hills of southern England, has something different about it. Perhaps it is only a dream, or perhaps it is magic a kind of...
More DescriptionA woman and a man . . . words of love whispered on a summer night. Later, there is a child, but no wedding-ring. And then the man leaves the first woman, finds a younger woman, marries her . . . It's an old story. Yes, it's an old, old story. It happens all the time today, tomorrow, a hundred years ago. People don't change. But this story, set among the green hills of southern England, has something different about it. Perhaps it is only a dream, or perhaps it is magic a kind of strange dark magic that begins in the world of dreams and phantoms . . .