Copyright © 2022 David Adams Richards

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Title: The tragedy of Eva Mott / David Adams Richards.

Names: Richards, David Adams, author.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20220196710 | Canadiana (ebook) 20220196729 | ISBN 9780385696296 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780385696302 (EPUB)

Classification: LCC PS8585.I17 T73 2022 | DDC C813/.54—dc23

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Cover and book design: Andrew Roberts, adapted for ebook

Cover image: Paul Taylor/Getty Images

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