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The solitude of thomas cave, the spy game and, most recently, painter of silence, which was shortlisted for the orange prize for fiction 2012. The aim was not only to stimulate reading in the village but. Georgina harding is the author of two works of nonfiction. Published works include her novels the spy game shortlisted for the encore award 2011 and painter of silence she has also written two works of nonfiction.
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