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Coat of Many Cupboards

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Illustrated by Paul McCaffrey to a design brief by yours truly, this is the final piece of the puzzle.

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Burning With Optimism’s Flames should be available to buy by the end of September, all things being equal.

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	Faction Paradox: A Romance in Twelve Parts by Stuart Douglas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lawrence Miles (Editor), Violet Addison 4.16 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mammoth Book Of Best New Manga by ILYA (Editor), Michiru Morikawa, Jay Eales (Goodreads Author) 3.07 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faction Paradox: Burning with Optimism's Flames by Jay Eales (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Evershed, Simon Bucher-Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faction Paradox: The Book of the Enemy by Simon Bucher-Jones (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nate Bumber (Goodreads Author), Andrew Hickey (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten Lives by Philip Purser-Hallard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Paul Hanley (Illustrator), Simon Bucher-Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shelf Life by Jay Eales (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David A. McIntee (Editor), Adrian Middleton (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking in Eternity by Jay Eales (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Bishop, Jon de Burgh Miller 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Five Faces of Fear really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gogglebox Tea Flipbook by Jay Eales (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Selina Lock (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Debra Boyask 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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