Apothecary Melchior and the Ghost of Rataskaevu Street (39 page)

And then he felt as if, through the dusk of evening and the cool haze, a warmth were glowing around him and someone had taken his heart between hot hands and whispered in his ear words of love and hope.

But maybe it only seemed that way to him.

Also by Indrek Hargla and published by Peter Owen

Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church

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Translated from the Estonian
Apteeker Melchior ja Rataskaevu Viirastus
First published by Varrak 2010

English-language edition first published in Great Britain 2015
by Peter Owen Publishers

© Indrek Hargla 2010
English translation © Christopher Moseley 2016

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PAPERBACK ISBN
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MOBIPOCKET ISBN
978-0-7206-1891-4
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978-0-7206-1892-1

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The translation of this novel has been supported by the Estonian Literature Centre and the Estonian Cultural Endowment, Traducta. The publisher gratefully acknowledges this support.

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