Excerpt from The First Desire by Nancy Reisman, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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The First Desire by Nancy Reisman

The First Desire

by Nancy Reisman
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  • First Published:
  • Sep 1, 2004, 320 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Aug 2005, 320 pages
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Excerpted from The First Desire by Nancy Reisman Copyright© 2004 by Nancy Reisman. Excerpted by permission of Pantheon, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

 

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