Author | Jodi Picoult |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Publisher | Ballantine Books (US) Hodder & Stoughton (UK) Allen & Unwin (CAN) |
Publication date | October 2, 2018 |
Pages | 400 |
ISBN | 9780345545008 |
Preceded by | Small Great Things |
Followed by | The Book of Two Ways |
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