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But in the turbulent america of the 1850s, everyone knows her as belle cora, madam. Although this 600page tome is actually a novel, not a real autobiography, its genesis was a reallife woman about whom little is known, an infamous madam from san franciscos gold rush days. The couples mission is to convert san francisco miners, and since arabella has been intercepting agnes letters, jeptha remains, so far, ignorant of her fall from grace. Belle cora the free library of philadelphia overdrive. Sister mother husband dog by delia ephron bestselling author shares a deeply personal collection of stories and essays, anchored by a loving remembrance of her sister nora. In collected stories, playwright donald margulies explores the vexed emotional and legal question of a writers right to create art from the biographical material of another persons lifeparticularly when that other person is also a writer. The lost skiff ebook by donald wetzel rakuten kobo.
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