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| Author | Danielle Steel |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | June 2006 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 208 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-33832-5 |
| OCLC | 58919953 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.T33828 C66 2006 |
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