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Before coming out of the closet as a writer, she had a varied work history which included many years as a musician and a long career in the theatre as an actress and teacher of voice, speech, and dialects. Stephanie kallos was born in idaho and grew up in nebraska. When we meet septuagenarian margaret hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Stephanie kalloss debut novel is a work of infinite charm, wit and heart. Discuss stephanie kallos definition of a relationship. When youve read more than 21 thousand books in 72 years, only the. I do not think that this is the last time i will hear the name, stephanie kallos. A fresh and compulsively readable debut novel about two women in selfimposed exile whose lives. Broken for you by stephanie kallos overdrive rakuten. Written by stephanie kallos, audiobook narrated by anna fields. Jun 07, 2005 stephanie kallos has given the world a treasure in broken for you. My initial reaction after reading several pages was to put this book down.
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