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His Favorites by Kate Walbert

His Favorites

by Kate Walbert
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  • Aug 14, 2018, 160 pages
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But I suppose this doesn't answer the question, does it? It's not the story you wanted me to tell.

Excerpted from His Favorites by Kate Walbert. Copyright © 2018 by Kate Walbert. Excerpted by permission of Scribner. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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