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After the russian revolution turns her world topsyturvy. In countess below stairs, anna, a white russian in exile goes to work as a housemaid in a beautiful mansion called meersham. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1994, and was written by eva ibbotson. Yet, the topics she tackles in her books are often of a very serious nature.
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