How to be human a novel

"From Guardian writer Paula Cocozza, a debut novel of the breakdown of a marriage, urban claustrophobia, and a woman's unseemly passion for a fox. One summer's night, Mary comes home from a midnight ramble to find a baby lying on her back-door step. Has Mary stolen the baby from next door? Has the b...

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Main Author: Cocozza, Paula (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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