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A Song for Nettie Johnson

by Gloria Sawai · 2001

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As Sawai deftly turns over the stones of these people's lives and reveals the squalor, the fear and the unhappiness that lie beneath, she also uncovers that most precious of human qualities - hope.

Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 300 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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