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Winter, by Ali Smith (2017)

juliana brina 22 de December de 2018 0 Comments

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Winter, by Ali Smith (2017)

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Hamish Hamilton, 2017, 322 p. Goodreads
Pantheon Books, 2018, 336 p. Goodreads
My rating: 5 stars

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