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Monday, January 28, 2008
The Gravediggers Daughter by Joyce Carol Oats
Story of the daughter of an immigrant family escaping to the US from Nazi Germany.Astonishing Young woman who overcame incredible tragedy to re-invent herself.Not the usual bleak JCOates read jjj
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