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Adverbs

by Daniel Handler
RM34.00 MYR Now RM22.00 MYR Save 35%
Adverbs
Adverbs

Kaleidoscopic love stories for unconventional romantics

If you enjoy playful, interconnected stories, Adverbs offers a wonderfully unusual take on love. Daniel Handler blends wit, longing, and absurdity across shifting characters and relationships. It’s a clever, bittersweet read for anyone drawn to romance in its messiest forms.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Adverbs

by Daniel Handler
RM34.00 MYR Now RM22.00 MYR Save 35%
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ISBN: 9780007181285
Author: Daniel Handler
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2007-04-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Humor, Contemporary Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.39
(rated by 4569 readers)

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Adverbs by Daniel Handler, paperback edition published by Harper Perennial.
 

Kaleidoscopic love stories for unconventional romantics

If you enjoy playful, interconnected stories, Adverbs offers a wonderfully unusual take on love. Daniel Handler blends wit, longing, and absurdity across shifting characters and relationships. It’s a clever, bittersweet read for anyone drawn to romance in its messiest forms.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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