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The first novel by Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See, one of the most beautiful, wise, and compelling debuts of recent times.

David Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska,…

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Doerr is my favourite novelist at the moment. His writing is exceptional. He kept me on edge for almost the entire novel. It is unforgettable.

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