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Kieran McGovern: Kieran McGovern has been described as being 'amongst the best writers of language learner materials in English’. These include original stories like Love by Design (Macmillan Readers) and retellings of classics including Washington Square (OUP) & Jaws. His titles also include stories for children.

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