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If you would like a news letter once a week or once a month fill out this form and we will give you a summary of the books for that week or month by email. Beresford howe published ten novels between 1946 and 1991. Novelist constance beresfordhowe wrote about the lives of. It is located 1 kilometres east of didziasalis and 1 kilometres east of dysna village. The author of 10 novels and various magazine pieces, beresfordhowe was educated at mcgill ba, 1945, ma, 1946 and at brown university phd, 1965.
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