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Book Title: Adoration of the Old Woman
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Jose Rivera
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Caribbean & Latin American, American / General
Publisher: Broadway P.L.A.Y. Publishing INC International Concepts
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: Drama
Item Weight: 3.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 68 Pages
