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as Nergui frantically tries to put together the pieces of this jigsaw

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Could Telemachus be the man to lead the pirate brotherhood and challenge Rome

This volume contains an excerpt from McEwan's novel

all the while negotiating the caprices of Sparks - whose attitudes remain as dated as Fox Farm's antiques

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