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Transfiguration

Transfiguration

Jane Beal

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2016
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9781365350412
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A collection of poems about birth in the U.S., Uganda, and the Philippine Islands -- in homes, hospitals, and birth centers -- addressed to babies from the perspective of the midwife who helped to welcome them into the world

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