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Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. She holds an ma in drama from the university of tampere and an ma in creative writing from the university of kent, uk, where she began writing her debut novel memory of water. June 10, 2014 delicate mediumfuture fable that first appeared in finland in 2012. Emmi elina itaranta born 1976 is a finnish novelist. Imaginative and engaging, lyrical and poignant, memory of water is an. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in hardcover format. I liked the slow pace and the tough ending, the water and the tea, but the. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Youre seventeen, and of age now, and therefore old enou.
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