I Am Not Esther (17 page)

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A LONGACRE BOOK published by Random House New Zealand 18 Poland Road, Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand

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First published in 1998 by Longacre Press Ltd. Reprinted 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008.

This edition first published 2012

© 2012 Fleur Beale

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ISBN 978 1 86979 907 6

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