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Tongues Of Flame

by Tim Parks · 1985

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The gift of tongues, prophecy exorcism. . . what might such concepts mean in a complacent backwater of North London? For Richard Bowen, adolescence becomes a nightmare when his parents join the charismatic movement and find a devil in his brother.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
demondemonMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 136 pages

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