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Extherapist salley vickers has always based her characters on parts of herself, she tells lisa okelly. It is a highly regarded work of literary fiction that adds to the romantic literature set in venice and deals with the ancient story of tobias and the archangel raphael in a contemporary setting. But miss garnet, soon julia to everyone she meets, is more robust and adventurous. Miss garnets angel audiobook salley vickers, kati nicholl. The official website of british author salley vickers, writer of literary fiction including dancing backwards, where three roads meet, miss garnets angel, instances of the number 3 and mr golightlys holiday. Lisa okelly talks to therapist turned author salley vickers. Isobel montgomery looks at miss garnets angel by salley vickers, the question of bruno by aleksandar hemon, caught by henry green, and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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