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Fay handles the storys issues of racial and ethnic prejudice with a gingerliness which verges on anachronism, and contemporary locutions, like move on with her life, further dispel the 1919 atmosphere. Thanks to goodreads for providing a free book giveaway. The tumbling turner sisters fay, juliette 9781501145346 hpb. Juliette fay is the awardwinning author of the tumbling turner sisters, the shortest way home, deep down true, and shelter me.
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