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The face of the waters / Robert Silverberg

by Robert Silverberg

A young outsider marries into an aristocratic family and struggles to adapt to their exclusive Maine summer colony. Over several decades, she navigates complex domestic relationships and personal hardships to become a mainstay of the coastal community.

Accession 8920 ISBN 0586211063 Publisher Grafton
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