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Born October 17, 1934 (age 90) • Congleton • England
Notable Works “Boneland” • “Elidor” • “Red Shift” • “Strandloper” • “The Moon of Gomrath” • “The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: A Tale of Alderley” • “Thursbitch” • “Treacle Walker” • “Where Shall We Run To?”
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