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The true deceiver : a novel
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The true deceiver : a novel

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: London : Sort Of Books, 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In the deep winter snows of a Swedish hamlet, a strange young woman fakes a break-in at the house of an elderly artist in order to persuade her that she needs companionship. But what does she hope to  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Psychological fiction
Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Tove Jansson
ISBN: 9780954899578 0954899571
OCLC Number: 241036886
Description: 201 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Other Titles: Ärliga bedragaren.
Responsibility: Tove Jansson ; translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal ; introduced by Ali Smith.

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"'I loved this book. It's cool in both senses of the word, understated yet exciting. When I finished it I read it all over again. The characters still haunt me.' - Ruth Rendell 'The True Deceiver Read more...

 
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