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J. A. Baker was a native of Essex, England. He wrote The Peregrine and The Hill of Summer. J. A. Baker was born on August 6, 1926, and died on December 26, 1987.
From https://www.nyrb.com/collections/j-a-baker.
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The Peregrine: https://www.nyrb.com/products/the-peregrine?variant=1094932429
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