Periphery
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Last published Sun, Aug 27, 2017
Small stories about seemingly insignificant people around the world.
But sometimes the strongest and toughest or the sweetest and kindest people are those out of sight and in the shadows. They fight battles no one knows about. Sometimes they have the most interesting lives, wether good or bad. No one gives them much thought. They live in the periphery.
This book is dedicated to them.
Partly based on true stories.
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