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Pages for her, with sylvia brownrigg eagle harbor book co. With pages for her, sylvia brownrigg has achieved the seemingly impossible, a gorgeous and piercing book that is both a huge gift to the many readers who loved its predecessor pages for you and an exquisitely intelligent standalone novel about the intertwined arcs of time and love. The book has been awarded with lambda literary award. Pages for her sylvia brownrigg compra livros ou ebook. Sylvia brownrigg audio books, best sellers, author bio. She works by day promoting effective philanthropy at grantmakers for effective organizations and writes both fiction and poetry. Pages for her by sylvia brownrigg counterpoint press hardcover, 9781619029330, 256 pp. When charactersread peopleare freed from the often blinding forces of personal obligation and private loss, a lust for intimacy takes over. Jul 16, 2017 fans of sylvia brownrigg s pages for you may be eager to know what happened to flannery and anne since their affair ended as quickly as it started during flannerys freshman year of college.
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