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What i discovered was that testimony is a story different from shreve s other novels. Testimony ebook by anita shreve 9780316040174 rakuten kobo. Stella bain shreve s 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuilding. Anita shreves skill is such, though, that this criticism cannot be levelled at testimony. Bestselling author anita shreve takes us into a world upended by the consequences of a single action. Anita shreve s latest novel, testimony is one of her best. Anita hale shreve october 7, 1946 march 29, 2018 was an american writer, chiefly known for her novels. A sense of voyeurism lies at the heart of the story.
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