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First published in Great Britain by Harper 2015
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Cover photographs © Henry Steadman (children); The Bridgeman Art Library (East End background)
Cathy Sharp asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780008118440
Ebook Edition © September 2015 ISBN: 9780008118457
Version 2015-07-22
For my wonderful agent, Judith Murdoch, who gave me the chance to write these books, and for my equally wonderful editor, Kate Bradley, for inspiring me.
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