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The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are sybil danforth, connie danforth. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1997, and was written by chris bohjalian. While i admire the research put into the subject matter, i found the pace a bit too slow. Blog chris bohjalian new york times bestselling author.
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