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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Desert of the Heart A Volute book |
| Author | Jane Rule |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Naiad Press, 1983 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | May 28, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0930044398, 9780930044398 |
| Length | 251 pages |
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