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Legendary writer Trevanian brings readers his most personal novel yet: a funny, deeply felt, often touching autobiographical novel destined to become a classic American coming-of-age story.

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©2005 Trevanian; (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc

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