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Maggie ofarrell books list of books by author maggie ofarrell. Britisher ofarrell s second following her awardwinning debut, after youd gone, 2001 is a fairly standard tale, set in london, of girls meeting, getting, and losing boys. Maggie ofarrell is the author of the sunday times no. British writer ofarrell turns a deceptively simple romantic novel into an engrossing story of psychological suspense.
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