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The sailor in the wardrobe

by Hugo Hamilton

Childhood and youthIrish NovelistsBiographySocial life and customsManners and customsWorld war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, german

Following on from 'The Speckled People', Hugo Hamilton's new memoir has, at its heart, the story of a summer he spent working at a local harbour in Dublin, at a time of tremendous fear and mistrust.

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Book data: Open Library