Reviews: Nonfiction
Tags: AMERICAN Women Fiction Writers (Book); AMERICAN women authors; FICTION -- Authorship
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- Adult books: Nonfiction. Hooper, Brad // Booklist;04/15/98, Vol. 94 Issue 16, p1412
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