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The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

2017·224 pages

History & Politics Literary Fiction

Stories of family and magic, lost souls and superstition. Spirits in jam jars, mini-apocalypses, animal hearts and side shows. Mermaids are on display at the local aquarium. A girl runs a coffin hotel on a remote island. A boy is worried his sister has two souls. And a couple are rewriting the history of the world.

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The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

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2017

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224

History & Politics Literary Fiction

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Stories of family and magic, lost souls and superstition. Spirits in jam jars, mini-apocalypses, animal hearts and side shows. Mermaids are on display at the local aquarium. A girl runs a coffin hotel on a remote island. A boy is worried his sister has two souls. And a couple are rewriting the history of the world.

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