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Barbara is Currently Reading

Still Life

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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)

by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author)

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The Name of the Rose

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The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco

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A Column of Fire

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A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)

by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)

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Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, War, and historical

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