The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames: A Foundling's Story
- ISBN-10
- 0349013195
- ISBN-13
- 9780349013190
- Series
- The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
- Category
- Foundlings
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-04-07
- Publisher
- Virago Press
- Author
- Justine Cowan
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- 2021-02-04
- 320 pages
- Paperback
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