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Book Title: Ponti
Item Length: 8.4in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Sharlene Teo
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Psychological, Contemporary Women, Literary, Coming of Age
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages