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Madeleine L'Engle's first adult novel in four years -- now in paperback! With 23,000 copies sold since May 1996, this "haunting domestic drama" (Publishers Weekly) examines the powers of faith and mercy in one family's confrontation with a legacy of evil. Best known for A Wrinkle in Time --... read more

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THE RECEPTION was held in the president's house.

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  1. Madeleine L'Engle (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T)
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0374189897
Page Count: 323

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