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A Handbook of Disappointed Fate

4 Ratings

3.8

Duration
3H 52min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-Fiction

A Handbook of Disappointed Fate highlights a decade of Anne Boyer’s interrogative writing on poetry, death, love, lambs, time, Kansas City, and other impossible questions.

© 2020 Bookdance (Audiobook): 9781987183870

Release date

Audiobook: 13 May 2020

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