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Mar 10, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The three loves of persimmon kindle edition by cassandra. The title story also appears in the penguin book of australian short stories, edited by harry heseltine 1976. The life and times of persimmon wilson is as deeply moving and exciting an american saga as has ever been penned. Aliens love persimmon preserves, and in all the galaxy, there was only one tree that could provide the juiciest, sweetest persimmons. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the three loves of persimmon.
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