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"A candid story of desperate measures, explosive humor, and, ultimately, the sanity behind seeming madness. It teaches a new understanding of family love." —Jo Radner, reviewer for the National Storytelling Network's magazineFamily: comfort food or a recipe for disaster? Award-winning storyteller and performer Regi Carpenter brings her humor and honesty to print in Where There's Smoke, There's ... Read more

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The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

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