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- First published
- 2017
- ISBN
- 1780663900
What is this book about?
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mariam, a midwife who was herself adopted, sets out to protect an abandoned premature baby. Doing so forces her to face her own abandonment years earlier. Alice Allan’s debut novel is a story about attachment and loss.
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