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The Barbary Light
P. H. Newby
As a boy Oscar Hanner tried to run away to Africa, only to end up in Cardiff Docks. To embezzle part of the funds of the Silent Bottling Company is half of the plan, to make Alex his mistress, the other. But when Sybil, his wife, brings Alex home to live with them it is clear that this particular ménage à trois will never work;
286 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 29, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571242818 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 286 |
| Dimensions | 131 × 203 × 24 mm · 310 g |
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