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Grace Period

by Gerald W. Haslam · 2006

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Just when Sacramento journalist Marty Martinez thinks his life can't get any worse, it does. His beloved son has died of AIDS, his wife has divorced him and joined a cult, and his daughter blames him for the disintegration of their family. Then a chance medical examination reveals that he has prostate cancer.

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contemporary romancecontemporary romanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
cancercancerMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisdoctorsdoctorsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisCaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 289 pages

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