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Book Title: Goat Sleeps in the Kitchen : the True Story of an Amazing Woman; Maria Insalaco Reina
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Joe Reina
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Women, Personal Memoirs, General
Publisher: Covenant Books
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 15.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 294 Pages