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Midwinter in the early years of this century. A girl on holiday has gone missing in the hills at the heart of England. The villagers are called up to join the search, fanning out as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of reporters descends. But the aftershocks of Becky´s disappearance have origins long before then, and those in the village have losses, and secrets, and stories of their own.

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Jon McGregor, geboren 1976 in Bermuda/GB, aufgewachsen in Norfolk. Romanveröffentlichungen. 2002 einziger Debütant der Booker Prize Longlist, 2003 ausgezeichnet mit dem ´Somerset Maugham Award´ und 2004 mit dem "British Book Award" in der Kategorie Best Newcomer.

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Jon McGregor was born in Bermuda in 1976. He grew up in Norfolk and now lives in Nottingham.

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