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The biography of Alice B. Toklas

Companion—and lover—of the celebrated Gertrude Stein, Alice Toklas met many of the leading artistic and literary figures of the early 20th century and experienced life in France during two world wars.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 407 pages

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