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Where The Heart Should Be
Sarah describes the background to her new book Where The Heart Should Be.
  1. Where The Heart Should Be
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    Where The Heart Should Be
  2. Two of David's novels
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    Two of David's novels
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  3. The local library
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  6. Starting as a writer
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