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The Matchbox Girl : Lose yourself in this autumn's most captivating historical novel Fortune-telling & divination Escapism at its finest' -Author: Jolly, Alice Historical fiction Published on 6 November 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom. Hardback 416 pages 241 x 163 x 39 636g From the multi award winning author a beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel telling the story of a young girls battle for survival and search for the truth in occupied Vienna A fierce celebration of the messy nature of humanity itself Daily MailA shimmering masterwork Alice AustenAn