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"Disturbing and magical....with a grace and eloquence." - NPR Books"Full of lush, mesmerizing detail and keen insight into the easy intimacy between young girls which disappears with adulthood." -- The New Yorker"The Strays is a knowing novel, and beautifully done." -- Meg Wolitzer, New York Times bestselling author of The InterestingsFor readers of Atonement, a hauntingly powerful story about the ... Read more

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Flesh Wounds

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