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Book Title: Jane's Career : a Story of Jamaica
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Mint Editions
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2021
Topic: African American / Contemporary Women, Classics
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: H. G. De Lisser
Book Series: Mint Editions (Tales from the Caribbean) Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Hardcover