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Excerpt from The Visitor by Sheri S. Tepper, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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The Visitor by Sheri S. Tepper

The Visitor

by Sheri S. Tepper
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  • First Published:
  • Mar 1, 2002, 416 pages
  • Paperback:
  • May 2003, 416 pages
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"A voice from the sky that smelled of sandalwood and roses."

"It told her to bring her children, quickly. But she couldn't, because the Happening came right then."

When we lost The Art," he agreed. "Try to find the book."

Which she did, often, but with no success.

Copyright 2002 Sherri S Tepper. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher HarperCollins.

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