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Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos

Broken For You

by Stephanie Kallos
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  • Sep 1, 2004, 368 pages
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  • Sep 2005, 400 pages
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Stephanie Kallos spent twenty years in the theater as an actress and teacher. Her short fiction has been nominated for both a Raymond Carver Award and a Pushcart Prize. Broken for You is her first novel. She is currently working on a new novel, Hope's Wheelchair. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.

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