Playing with Water: Passion and Solitude on a Philippine Island"A wonderful inner journey in the outer light and color of a remote coast, uncommonly well written."--Peter Matthiessen |
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Playing with Water: Passion and Solitude on a Philippine Island James Hamilton-Paterson Limited preview - 1998 |
Playing with Water: Passion and Solitude on a Philippine Island James Hamilton-Paterson Limited preview - 1998 |
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