The Edge of the Silver Sea by Alex Mullarky

PART OF THE Swansong ISSUE

‘She wishes, out loud, for a way home – and she is answered…’

The Edge of the Silver Sea
By Alex Mullarky
Published by Floris Books

The Edge of the Silver Sea by Alex Mullarky is published by Floris Books, priced £7.99.

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