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Philip Pullman’s power of imagination – The conclusion to The Book of Dust
PHILIP PULLMAN is the author of 33 books and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award.
He is best known for his bestselling series ‘His Dark Materials’ and companion series ‘The Book of Dust’. The Rose Field is the highly anticipated conclusion to the latter.
AKINA HANSEN writes.
This year marks 30 years since readers were first ...
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PHILIP PULLMAN is the author of 33 books and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the ...
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