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Caveat

Laura Kalpakian

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Paint Creek Press
Año de edición:
2022
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780997210286
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In 1916, rainmaker Hank Beecham agrees to return to his hometown of St. Elmo, California, to rescue it from a devastating drought and bring honor to his family’s besmirched name.

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