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Zorrie: A Novel

by Laird Hunt

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Zorrie: A Novel by Laird Hunt appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, book club ideas, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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