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GIUSEPPE TOMASI DI LAMPEDUSA She lived by herself and all she had was her Social Security. She made all the beads herself.
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When she smiles, the lines in her face become epic narratives that trace the stories of generations ... CURTIS TYRONE JONES
She could not picture it. Herself riding on the subway or streetcar, caring for new horses, talking ... ALICE MUNRO The Paperbats book. Successful publication release with 30 books downloaded in first day and a half....
JERRY EVANS
Literature is not exhaustible, for the sufficient and simple reason that a single book is not. A boo... JORGE LUIS BORGES
She was made up of more, too. She was the books she read in the library. She was the flower in the b... BETTY SMITH
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When she took her opposite place in the carriage corner, the brightness in her face was so charming ... CHARLES DICKENS
She must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves. CARRIE RYAN
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She had grown older. And he loved her more now than he had loved her when he understood her better, ... MICHAEL ONDAATJE She is lawyer enough to have changed all but one name (her husband's) in the part of the book devote...
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Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was sudd... FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT Becky played by the book. She couldn't go anywhere without letting someone know 24 hours a day becau...
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