The Crown of Shamash By local new author Nancy Millman
SIZE: (205X140)
ISBN: 9781800749207
CAT: FICTION / TEENAGE
PRICE: £8.99 / $10.99
EXTENT: 176
FORMAT: PAPERBACK
RIGHTS: OLYMPIA PUBLISHERS
TERRITORY: WORLDWIDE
IMPRINT: OLYMPIA PUBLISHERS
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