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The muteness of an Aleut woman intrigues a scientist in Alaska, and her disappearance calls up desperation within him. An incendiary tale set against the landscape of the Great North, this novel merges the enchantment of myth with a taut and chilling story of erotic compulsion.
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by Gardners,
The muteness of an Aleut woman intrigues a scientist in Alaska, and her disappearance calls up desperation within him. An incendiary tale set against the landscape of the Great North, this novel merges the enchantment of myth with a taut and chilling story of erotic compulsion.
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