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  • Gravel Roads

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    Like the view from a cracked wing mirror, each chapter reveals another sharp reflection of the characters who inhabit the Ails Valley. Revealed in fragments, their lives overlap and intertwine through decades. Humour and tragedy coexist for these unpretentious people, as their lives intersect, collide, fall apart and move on. ‘It’s all done with artistry, and with assurance, as though Peter were ... Leer más

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