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Sep 22, 2007 the stone gods by jeanette winterson 206pp, hamish hamilton. To call on gods name in prayer is to appeal to that aspect of his character that relates to. The stone gods by winterson, jeanette, 1959publication date 2007 topics interplanetary voyages, science fiction. Playful, passionate, polemical, and frequently very funny, this is a novel that will change forever the stories we tell about the earth, about love and. Jeanette wintersons novel the stone gods 2007 attacks both of these new master narratives.
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