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One of the supreme writers of gothic romance, a compelling storyteller whose gripping novels. The shivering sands ebook by victoria holt 9781402277504. The shivering sands ebook by victoria holt rakuten kobo. Victoria holt eleanor alice burford was born on 1 september 1906 in kensington, london, england. The shivering sands 1971 read online free books in.
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