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Kitty's People: The Irish Family Saga About The Rise Of A Generous Woman

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Book Title: Kitty's People : the Irish Family Saga about the Rise of a Generous Woman

Item Length: 9in.

Item Height: 0.8in.

Item Width: 6in.

Author: Susan Barrett Price

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Women

Publisher: Price, Sussan Barrett

Publication Year: 2022

Genre: Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 19.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 378 Pages

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