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Title: <\/strong>\u00a0The Mercies<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Author: <\/strong>\u00a0Kiran Millwood Hargrave<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
ISBN: <\/strong>\u00a09780320000000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Subtitle: <\/strong>\u00a0a novel<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Genre: <\/strong>\u00a0Award Winner; Fiction; Historical Romance; Historical Fiction; Romance<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publication Date: <\/strong>\u00a043872<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Language: <\/strong>\u00a0English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Pages: <\/strong>\u00a0352<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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