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I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

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Adult Fiction, African American, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, and Thriller

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