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Houses of Stone
Barbara Michaels
A literary scholar uncovers a mysterious 19th-century manuscript — and finds her own secrets buried within it.
Description
Aspiring literary scholar Karen Holloway's discovery of a barely legible, nineteenth-century volume of verse by a poet called Ismene encourages her to unlock its mysteries, discovering her own past wrapped up in the manuscript. Reprint.
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