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      First published in paperback in 1994 by Fourth Estate and by

      Harper Perennial in 2006, reprinted 7 times.

      First published in Great Britain in 1993 by Fourth Estate

      Copyright © Dead Line, Ltd. 1992

      Annie Proulx asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9781841155012

      Ebook Edition © JUNE 2012 ISBN: 9780007385553 Version: 2018-05-23