Don't cry
Gaitskill, Mary, 1954-2017
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Main title:
Don't cry / Mary Gaitskill.
Author:
Gaitskill, Mary, 1954-, author
Imprint:
London : Serpent's Tail, 2017.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781781255957 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
LC class:
PS3557.A36
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1928522
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