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The Cleaning Woman's Daughter - cover

The Cleaning Woman's Daughter

Alexina Dalgetty

Publisher: Cinnamon Press

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Summary

I am Eve. Collector of words. I look them up. I write them down. I knead them into sentences. I am the story.
When her mum rescues a book from a garbage can, Eve's life changes. She reads her way into the stories, into a place in the world, worlds she never knew existed. Eve becomes the story. Everything is possible. But with adulthood comes deception and betrayal; to survive Eve strips life bare. No stories, no people, no connection.
But the stories are determined to win her back.
Available since: 02/14/2024.
Print length: 300 pages.

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