This Is How It Begins: A Novel
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Joan Dempsey., & Joan Dempsey|AUTHOR. (2017). This Is How It Begins: A Novel . She Writes Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joan Dempsey and Joan Dempsey|AUTHOR. 2017. This Is How It Begins: A Novel. She Writes Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joan Dempsey and Joan Dempsey|AUTHOR. This Is How It Begins: A Novel She Writes Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Joan Dempsey, and Joan Dempsey|AUTHOR. This Is How It Begins: A Novel She Writes Press, 2017.
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Full title | this is how it begins |
Author | dempsey joan |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-04-16 23:10:03PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-17 01:43:34AM |
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