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Banishing Verona by Margot Livesey

Banishing Verona

by Margot Livesey
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  • Nov 1, 2004, 336 pages
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  • Sep 2005, 384 pages
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About the author: Margot Livesey is the award-winning author of a number of books but is best known for her 2001 novel, Eva Moves the Furniture; She was born in Scotland and currently lives in the Boston area, where she is writer in residence at Emerson College.

Related Links: Autism is believed to effect about 1.5 million Americans. For information about autism in general, try the Autism Society of America, and for Asberger's in particular I recommend a section of the University of Delaware's website maintained by OASIS (Online Asberger Syndrome Information & Support).

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