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After careers in bookselling and the publishing industry, sedgwick produced his first novel floodland in 2000. Midwinterblood by marcus sedgwick 9781780620206paperback. A novel unfolds through seven interconnected stories that begin in 2073, with a journalist named eric seven arriving on blessed, a remote scandinavian island. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. He also worked at ragged bear, a childrens publishing company. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The mystery at the heart of marcus sedgwicks labyrinthine midwinterblood is so well hidden, its not even initially clear what the mystery is at all. Marcus sedgwick, born and raised in east kent, england, is a widely admired, prizewinning author of fiction for young adults.
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