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A golden age is the first novel of the bangladeshborn writer tahmima anam. Her debut novel, a golden age, was awarded the commonwealth writers prize for best first book. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. A golden age tahmima anam ebook harpercollins publishers.
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