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Along the way, arthur begins to learn as much about his own present as miriams past. She lives in saddleworth, uk, with her husband and son. Each charm leads him to clues about the next as he retraces the steps of his wifes early life. Apr 07, 2016 buy the curious charms of arthur pepper by patrick, phaedra isbn. I try to pick the books i read carefully, and im so glad.
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