Loved itI really like North writing which cleverly stitched together dozens of vignettes into a coherent story using just two threads to make it whole I liked it a lot
The end of the day (2017)
Others: Positive The enigmatic Charlie, a specter who travels everywhere and visits everyone marked for death, sends messages and makes profound, life-changing offers to those he meets.
- ISBN:
- 9780356507361
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- 403 pages
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