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Jessica Blair grew up in Middlesbrough, trained as a teacher and now lives in Ampleforth. She became a full-time writer in 1977 and has written more than 50 books under various pseudonyms including.
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- PublisherPiatkus Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0749907347
- ISBN 13 9780749907341
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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