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A Child, a Dream and a Sling-Shot

A Child, a Dream and a Sling-Shot

A Child, a Dream and a Sling-Shot

Maria Psanis

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iUniverse
Año de edición:
2008
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Poesía
ISBN:
9780595531769
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Ms.Psanis gives us a full 180 degree of emotions in her new book, a Child, a Dream, and a Sling-ShotShe goes from the light-hearted poems of fond memories of her childhood to the painfulperiods of life we all must face with poems on death, war and sickness. Her love of life, God, family and friends are prominent in her work as is her deep concern for the injustice so prevalent in our world today.

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