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The pursuit of William Abbey / Claire North.

North, Claire, (author.).

Summary:

"South Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William. William begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across the world. It never stops, never rests. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die."--Amazon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316316842
  • ISBN: 0316316849
  • Physical Description: 453 pages : 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Orbit ; 2019.
Subject: Physicians > South Africa > Fiction.
Shades and shadows > Fiction.
South Africa > Race relations > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Lynching > South Africa > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lehighton Area Memorial Library F NOR (Text) 30445100198028 Adult Fiction Available -
Littlestown Library HIST FIC NORTH CLAIRE (Text) 35740635545858 Historical Fiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library FIC NOR (Text) 33400001464158 Adult Fiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library FIC (Text) 30003008985762 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009229155 Adult Fiction Available -

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