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100	1		_aJoyce, Rachel, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMiss Benson's Beetle / _cRACHEL JOYCE
250			_aBlack Swan edition, 2021
264		1	_a London, United Kingdom : _bBLACK SWAN, _c2021
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a408 pages : _bmaps ; _c20 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
500			_aIncludes questions
520			_aMargery Benson's life ended the day her father walked out of his study and never came back. Forty years later, abandoning a dull job, she advertises for an assistant. The successful candidate is to accompany Margery on an expedition to the other side of the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist. Enid Pretty is not who she had in mind. But together they will find themselves drawn into an adventure that exceeds all Margery's expectations, eventually finding new life at the top of a red mountain. This is a story that is less about what can be found than the belief it might be found; it is an intoxicating adventure story and it is also a tender exploration of a friendship between two unforgettable women that defies all boundaries.
650	1	0	_aFemale friendship _xFiction
650	2	0	_aBeetles _xFiction
650	2	0	_aAdventure stories
651		0	_aNew Caledonia _vDescription and travel _xFiction
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