Private life

A stunning novel from the Pulitzer Prize winner that traverses the intimate landscape of one woman's life, from the 1880s to World War II. Margaret Mayfield is nearly an old maid at twenty-seven when she marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early. He's the most famous man their Missouri town has...

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Main Author: Smiley, Jane
Other Authors: Reading, Kate
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: New York : Books on Tape, 2010.
Edition:Unabridged.
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Online Access:Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
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