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About the book stones from the river is a daring, dramatic and. Apr 21, 2014 stones from the river by ursula hegi 3 like like. Stones from the river ebook by ursula hegi rakuten kobo. It was well written but too much material on people, places, and things. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book. Ursula hegi born may 23, 1946 spent the first 18 years of her life in postworld war ii germany.
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