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Queen of the Underworld by Gail Godwin

Queen of the Underworld

by Gail Godwin
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  • Jan 10, 2006, 352 pages
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  • Jan 2007, 368 pages
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"And tomorrow night, we'll really celebrate," she promised as she headed gaily off to the root canal.

Excerpted from Queen of the Underworld by Gail Godwin Copyright © 2006 by Gail Godwin. Excerpted by permission of Random House, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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