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Taking refuge in a friends rural cottage, he tries to make sense of things and figure out where his life began to go wrong by writing an autobiography. Christopher priest with a new introduction by the author book description peter sinclair, a 29yearold londoner, is reeling after losing his father, his girlfriend, his job and his flat. Free download or read online the prestige pdf epub book. Christopher priest is the arthur c clarke award and world fantasy awardwinning author of the separation, the glamour, the dream archipelago and the prestige, which was filmed by christopher nolan and starred hugh jackman and christian bale.
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