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Book Title: With the RIVER ON Our Face
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Emmy Pérez
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Women Authors, General, American / Hispanic American
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Poetry
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 104 Pages