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The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman

by Bruce Robinson · 1998

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The cult classic novel of growing up in 1950s England from the writer of Withnail and I

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adultyoung adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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