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The deserter

Nigel Gray

1977124 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1977
first published
  • 1977Harper and Row · 168 pages · ENGISBN 9780060220617
  • 1982Fontana · 124 pages · ENGISBN 9780006720294

Four English children form a close friendship with a young deserter from the British army and help him escape from the authorities.

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