Magnificence a novel

Susan Lindley is adrift after her husband's death. Suddenly gifted her great uncle's Pasadena mansion, she decides to restore his extensive collection of preserved animals. Meanwhile, a menagerie of uniquely damaged humans-- including a cheating husband and a chorus of eccentric elderly women-- join...

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Main Author: Millet, Lydia, 1968-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2013.
Edition:1st ed.
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