Donna Hale

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Donna Hale

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Angels of the Pacific

by Elise Hooper (Goodreads Author)

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Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Tragic Anglo-American Coup – The First Biography of a Misunderstood Icon and Middle East Hero

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by Donna Tartt

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Book cover for She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) by Shelley Parker-Chan

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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, Historical fiction, History, Non-fiction, Poetry, Politics, Science fiction, Thriller, and War

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