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Book Title: Swimming with Maya : a Mother's Story
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Eleanor Vincent
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Personal Memoirs, General, Journalism, Parenting / Motherhood, Parenting / Single Parent, Motivational & Inspirational
Publisher: DREAM of Things
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 338 Pages