Gretchen

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Go as a River by Shelley Read

The landscapes of our youths create us,

Cradles of the Reich

by Jennifer Coburn

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by Alison Espach

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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult

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