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Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold

Girl in a Blue Dress

A Novel Inspired by the Life and Marriage of Charles Dickens

by Gaynor Arnold
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  • Jul 14, 2009, 432 pages
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  • Aug 2010, 432 pages
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