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The story in sea glass is told from the perspective of several different characters. The weight of water was short listed for the orange prize and the pilots wife was selected by oprah winfreys book club series. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. A pilots wife is taught to be prepared for the latenight knock at the door. Sea glass by anita shreve book club discussion questions. In the textilemanufacturing region of new hampshire in 1929, newlywed. Sea glass isbn 9780316780810 pdf epub anita shreve ebook.
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