The Lights of Earth
Gina Berriault. Counterpoint LLC, $12.5 (164pp) ISBN 978-1-887178-53-2
A study of the intertwined lives of three writers from the PEN/Faulkner and NBCC award winner. (Sept.)
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Reviewed on: 09/29/1997
Genre: Fiction
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