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One of us a novel

"A playfully macabre and utterly thrilling tale about orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle who find refuge in a bizarre traveling carnival, from a master of literary horror. It's 1915 and the world is transforming, but for thirteen-year-old Bolt and Eleanor-twins so close they can li...

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Main Author: Chaon, Dan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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Twins > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Carnivals > Fiction.
Murderers > Fiction.
Swindlers and swindling > Fiction.
Horror fiction.
Historical fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
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