Copyright © 2005 Holly Bennett
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National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
Bennett, Holly, 1957-
The bonemender / Holly Bennett.
ISBN 1-55143-336-2
I. Title.
PS8603.E62B65 2005 jC813’.6 C2005-903300-2
Summary: In this fantasy, Gabrielle is a bonemender, a healer, who falls in love with a man whom fate seems to have forbidden her, but they must both think about war before they can think about love.
First published in the United States
2005
Library of Congress Control
Number: 2005927810
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP), the Canada Council for the Arts, and the British Columbia Arts Council.
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