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Authors: Kate Summerscale

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Robert Coombes in the late 1930s or early 1940s and (
below
) a photograph taken in 1928 of the Orara river, near which he lived.

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First published in Great Britain 2016

© Kate Summerscale, 2016

Family tree, floor plan and map artwork by Liane Payne

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ISBN: HB: 978-1-4088-5114-2

       TPB: 978-1-4088-5115-9

       ePub: 978-1-4088-5113-5

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