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Steampunk meets historical fiction meets magical realism in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. It’s not a happy encounter. Natasha Pulley’s
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Read MoreWhat I’m Reading: Episode 27, May 2020
Time to share with you all what I’m currently reading, what I recently read and what I plan to read
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