How to read a book a novel

"Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling pr...

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Main Author: Wood, Monica (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Mariner Books, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
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