The Stars’ Tennis Balls
Author: Stephen Fry
An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here.Ned Maddstone has the world at his feet. He is handsome, talented and about to go to Cambridge, after which he is expected to follow his father into politics. But an unfortunate confrontation with a boy in his school results in a prank that goes badly wrong and suddenly he’s incarcerated – without chance of release. So beg….Read More
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