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In the world of literature, wimbledon provides the principal setting for several comic novels by author nigel williams including the bestselling the wimbledon poisoner and they came from sw19 as well as for elisabeth beresford s series of childrens stories about the wombles. Were really easy to get to if you live in wimbledon, putney, southfields, raynes park, morden, balham, tooting, new malden, sutton or mitcham. Robert williams passes himself off as a muslim to get a job at the wimbledon independent islamic boys day school. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.
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