The roots of the olive tree

"Meet the Keller family, five generations of firstborn women-an unbroken line of daughters-living together in the same house on a secluded olive grove in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. Anna, the family matriarch, is 112 and determined to become the oldest person in the world. An indom...

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Main Author: Santo, Courtney Miller
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : William Morrow, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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