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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

0 comments By Victoria Hislop

My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »

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Aliesha, October 17, 2006 (view all comments by Aliesha)
THIS BOOK WAS SO REALISTIC. I CAN SEE WHATS GOING ON WHILE READING..I RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO GO AND BUY THIS BOOK AND ALL THE OTHERS OF DONALD GOINES, HE'S WAS A GREAT MIND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS INVOLVED

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780870679957

Author:

Goines, Donald

Publisher:

Holloway House

Location:

Los Angeles, Calif.

Subject:

General

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

United states

Subject:

Narcotic addicts

Subject:

Drug abuse

Subject:

Heroin habit

Subject:

Afro-american youth

Subject:

African Americans

Subject:

General Fiction

Edition Description:

Orig Holloway H

Series Volume:

00-4276

Publication Date:

20070501

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

320

Dimensions:

6.94x4.34x.89 in. .36 lbs.