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'A straightforward, unrelenting, shamelessly romantic novel that's about a two-year obsession...It works...[and] love stories that work are almost an extinct breed . Almost.' --Santa CruzFrom the Paperback edition.
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About the book
- Author
- Robert B. Parker
- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 206
- Publisher
- Dell, Random House Publishing Group, Chivers North Amer
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307569714
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