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Source ISBN: 9780008339647
Ebook Edition © April 2019 ISBN: 9780008339661
Version: 2019-05-04
To my friend Elaine Showalter,
and to my husband and first reader, Charlie Gross
Contents
“Dear Christ What Did Violet Do Now”
“Mr. Sandman Bring Me a Dream”