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Hendra, Tony.
The messiah of Morris Avenue : a novel / Tony Hendra.—1st ed.
p.cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7964-7
ISBN-10: 0-8050-7964-5
1. Journalists—Fiction. 2. Spiritual life—Fiction. 3. Preaching—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3608.E528M47 2006
813′.54—dc22
2005044736
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