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The Hostile Hospital
Series: Series of Unfortunate Events
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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
The Baudelaires need a safe place to stay—somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place?
In Lemony Snicket's eighth ghastly instalment in A Series of Unfortunate Events, I'm sorry to say that the Baudelaire orphans will spend time in a hospital where they risk encountering a misleading newspaper headline, unnecessary surgery, an intercom system, anaesthesia, heart-shaped balloons, and some very startling news about a fire.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780064408660
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 October 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 125.0mm
Height: 185.0mm
Weight: 342g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Lemony Snicket is often despondent, mostly about his published research, which includes A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Composer Is Dead. Due to the world-wide web of conspiracy which surrounds him, Mr. Snicket often communicates with the general public through his representative, Daniel Handler. Mr. Handler has had a relatively uneventful life, and is the author of three books for adults, The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs, none of which are anywhere near as dreadful as Mr. Snicket's.
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