A Country Christmas

Authors: Macomber, Debbie
Publisher: MIRA Books
BISAC/Subject: FIC044000, FIC027020, FIC027080, FIC027290
ISBN: 9781488082122, Related ISBNs: 077836870X, 148808212X, 9780778368700, 9781488082122
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 400,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: A country Christmas might be the best Christmas of all…

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