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As new.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Gollancz, 2022 (first published 1954).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN: 9781399607735\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laurel Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47817211281650,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1460\/7090\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_e1fb0299-7dcb-4dd7-a2c9-c190ab89d051.jpg?v=1754219155"},{"product_id":"rainbow-milk-by-paul-mendez-copy","title":"Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative from a thrilling new voice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRainbow Milk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e follows nineteen-year-old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual identities against the backdrop of his Jehovah's Witness upbringing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the 1950s, ex-boxer Norman Alonso is a determined and humble Jamaican who has immigrated to Britain with his wife and children to secure a brighter future. 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Very slight creasing on back cover and spine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Dialogue Books, 2021.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN: 9780349700588\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laurel Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48077110903026,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1460\/7090\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_66e2ab1e-922b-47ca-a228-45d734051648.jpg?v=1761484471"},{"product_id":"the-tigers-of-subtopia-and-other-stories-by-julian-symons","title":"The Tigers of Subtopia and Other Stories by Julian Symons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleven stories focus on the terror-inducing, mindless violence that can erupt even in calmest suburbia, particularly when marriage becomes a sinister state of loathing and infidelity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_____________________________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback, good condition. Very slight wear to cover edges. No creasing on spine. 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