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The Dogs of March

by Ernest Hebert · 1979

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The first novel in Hebert's acclaimed Darby Chronicles

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisNew EnglandNew EnglandMore like thisLess of thisNew HampshireNew HampshireMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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