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The Goalkeeper’s Revenge

The Goalkeeper’s Revenge

Bill Naughton

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2012
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781448204434
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The Goalkeeper’s Revenge is comprised of stories of a Lancashire childhood: of football on the streets, fishing, fighting and school, of growing up and looking for work, and of characters such as Spit Nolan the champion trolley-rider, Sim Dalt the goalkeeper and Maggie Gregory the amazing reader.

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