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The liar's dictionary : a novel / Eley Williams.

Williams, Eley, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780385546775
  • ISBN: 0385546777
  • ISBN: 9780593311868
  • ISBN: 0593311868
  • ISBN: 9781785152047
  • ISBN: 1785152041
  • Physical Description: 270 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2020]

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Genre: Historical fiction.
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