Thirty Days

Thirty DaysAuthor: Annelies Verbeke ISBN: 9781642860054 Publisher: World Editions Year first published: 01 Feb 2019 Pages: 352 Format: Paperback softback Thirty Days is a deeply moving story about love, outsiders and the human need to connect, compellingly translated from the Dutch by Liz Waters. With a sharp and observational eye, Annelies Verbeke takes a funny, imaginative and perceptive look at the realities and absurdities of human interactions,

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