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The Old Jest

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Late summer near Dublin, 1920, and up at the great house there are still cucumber sandwiches for tea. Slipping away from Aunt Mary and dotty Grandfather, 18-year-old Nancy has escaped down to the shore to dream in the beach hut - longing for her life to begin.

©1979 Jennifer Johnston (P)2014 Audible Inc.
Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
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