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Becky, Harry, and Leon set off from London in a tidy old Ford with a suitcase full of stolen cash, each grappling with complex loyalties and unruly impulses. Their journey tests the bonds that tie them together and asks how best to live with and love one another.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Kate Tempest
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