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The Tobacco Wives
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by Adele Myers (Goodreads Author)
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Donna Hall Donna Hall said: " Fantastic first book for this author. Great historical read. Adele Roberts makes the 1940’s come to life, while also showing how far we have come with women’s rights and big tobacco companies purposefully lying.

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