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New york times bestselling author deanna raybourn graduated from the university of texas at san antonio with a double major in english and history and an emphasis on shakespearean studies. Paris, 1923 the daughter of a scandalous mother, delilah drummond is already notorious, even among paris society. A spear of summer grass by deanna raybourn goodreads. The nook book ebook of the a spear of summer grass.
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