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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Richardson, Kim Michele, author.
Title: The book woman of Troublesome Creek / Kim Michele Richardson.
Description: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2019]
Identifiers: LCCN 2018033574 | (trade paperback : alk. paper)
Classification: LCC PS3618.I34474 B66 2019 | DDC 813/.6--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018033574