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Title: <\/strong>\u00a0Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Author: <\/strong>\u00a0Emily Austin<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
ISBN: <\/strong>\u00a09781980000000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Subtitle: <\/strong>\u00a0A Novel<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Genre: <\/strong>\u00a0Fiction; Religion & Spirituality; Humor; Coming of Age; Health; Mystery; Canadian Eh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publication Date: <\/strong>\u00a044740<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publisher: <\/strong>\u00a0Simon & Schuster<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Pages: <\/strong>\u00a0256<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Rating: <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Good<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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She can t bear to ignore the kindly old woman who has been trying to reach her friend through the church inbox, but she also can t bring herself to break the bad news. Desperate, she begins impersonating Grace via email. But when the police discover suspicious circumstances surrounding Grace s death, Gilda may have to finally reveal the truth of her mortifying existence. 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