Una moglie a Parigi
by:
Simona Fefè (author)
Paula McLain (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788854504165 (8854504165)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Neri Pozza
Pages no: 368
Edition language: Italian
Category:
Novels,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
France
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