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    Meeting the English

    Written by Kate Clanchy

    Narrated by Charlotte Strevens

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    About this audiobook

    Literary Giant seeks young man to push bathchair. Own room in Hampstead, all found, exciting cultural milieu. Modest wage. Ideal 'gap year' opportunity.
    So orphan Struan Robertson, leaves his native town of Cuik, and arrives in London. His job is to care for Phillip, paralysed by a massive stroke. Struan finds himself tangled in a midsummer's dream of mistaken identity and overwhelming passions. For everyone, it is to be a life-changing summer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJun 19, 2014
    ISBN9781471264023
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