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Across the sea wall

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Angus & Robertson, 1982 - Australian fiction - 141 pages

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Thoughtful reflections on Australia and Asia. Read full review

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User Review  - Billydinpvd - Goodreads

O'Brien's arbitrary cruelty towards Ilsa makes him an unlikable character, but not an unsympathetic one. By novel's end I wanted to punch him, but I also found him pitiful. Read full review

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
7
Section 3
15
Copyright

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TitleAcross the sea wall
AuthorChristopher J. Koch
Editionrevised
PublisherAngus & Robertson, 1982
Original fromIndiana University
DigitizedJan 22, 2009
ISBN0207144427, 9780207144424
Length141 pages
  
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