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Best to laugh : a novel /

No one steps up to life's banquet, holds out her tray and orders, "Grief, please!" But as a child, Candy Pekkala was served a heaping helping of it. Every buffet line has a dessert section, however, and when a cousin calls with a Hollywood apartment to sublet, it seems as though Candy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Landvik, Lorna, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, Ã2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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