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The Book of Lost Friends

by Lisa Wingate · 2020

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The stories of three women struggling to get from Louisiana to Texas during Reconstruction are discovered by a first-year teacher living a century later.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of thisteachersteachersMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 416 pages

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