Lexicon
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781444764666 (1444764667)
ASIN: 1444764667
Publish date: 2013-06-20
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
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Lexicon is once again a novel I picked up on a whim. The summary was vague but interesting, so I wasn’t expecting it to be as marvellous as it was. As can be judged by the title, language is the plot of the story. Emily is recruited from the streets by an organisation who use words like no other; th...
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