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The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

The Zookeeper's Wife

A War Story

by Diane Ackerman

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First Published:
Sep 4, 2007, 288 pages

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Sep 2008, 368 pages

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- History, Current Affairs and Religion
- Europe
- Eastern Europe
- 1940s & '50s
- Jewish Authors
- Strong Women
- Books About Animals
- War Related
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