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Rights to genesis have been sold bernard beckett, born in 1967, is a high school teacher based in wellington, new zealand, where he teaches drama, mathematics, and english. She expects to defend her interpretation of the life of adam forde, 20582077, as a precursor to being asked to join this prestigious group. Bernard beckett author information and occasional blog. The twist and ending of the novel came as a surprise for me, though i was quite confused towards the end and had to read things several times and im still a little lost.
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