Bergstrom, Elaine

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Birth of a Darklord
very good buy
One of the better Ravenloft books.
A contrived, rushed ending nearly ruins finely-crafted tale
Ilsabet is one of the most evil caracters I have ever seen!

Baroness of Blood (Ravenloft)
Elaine Bergstrom
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ASIN: 0786901462

Customer Reviews:

Birth of a Darklord.......2003-09-30

There are two ways a reader is likely to approach this novel: as a Ravenloft fan reading that line of novels; or as an Elaine Bergstrom fan starved for the latest Austra novel. Neither should be disappointed.

As a D&D novel, this book presents us with much more than we would normally expect and consequently should be more readily accessible to one not familiar with the game or the Ravenloft setting, while at the same time satisfying fans of both.

This book is well-suited to the genre. It would be easy to imagine this as one of those 1960's black and white classic movies or TV shows. 'Baroness' tells the tale of a young noble girl who witnesses the execution of her tyrannical father after his failed conquest of a neighbouring feudal state. Baroness Ilsabet then begins a slippery descent into evil in her pursuit of revenge.

The characters are well rounded protagonists acting within a well-paced (abeit linear) plot that steadily gathers momentum towards its tragicly epic, darkly cinematic, and sadly inevitable conclusion (Ravenloft fans have the added satisfaction of seeing the birth of not only a new Darklord but an entire domain).

A definite time-honoured, easy-to-read 'page-turner' with its concise chapters and spiralling pace that should come highly recommended to all readers, including those approaching from yet a third route: fans of the good gothic-fantasy-horror novel.

Other Ravenloft books by Elaine Bergstrom include:
Tapestry of Dark Souls (and the short story 'The Weaver's Pride which serves as a prologue from the anthology 'Tales of Ravenloft')

The Dracula 'sequels':
Mina
Blood to Blood

The Austra series:
Shattered Glass
Daughter of the Night
Blood Alone
Blood Rites
Nocturne

And the stand alone novels:
Madeline
After the Fall of Usher, Leanna
Possession of a Woman
The Door Through Washington Square

very good buy.......1999-11-04

this is the best book i have ever read in my life. it captures the true spirit of the untamable, and shows us all once we taste blood how can we stop ourselves.

One of the better Ravenloft books........1999-06-26

Many of the books in this series are not up to the task of creating horror in such a specified area such as Ravenloft, but this one is. I liked it a lot.

A contrived, rushed ending nearly ruins finely-crafted tale.......1998-09-05

I started BoB with the same timidity I did HoM, as the reviews I had read were not all that flattering. However, unlike HoM, this book almost deserved all the flak it got. Almost.

BoB is a fine novel, with a compelling storyline and a protagonist/villain you have to feel sorry for... for about half the book. Ilsabet Janosk is a great villain, and I finished the book with the question: what is she now? Kislova is also an intriguing domain, with interesting customs, perhaps once located in the Forgotten Realms (a reference to the Shaar being my only basis for that theory), and even though it takes 99% of the book to finally enter the world for which the book bears its logo, the means justify the end: this tale could not have been told any faster without maiking the book horrible.

My only complaint? It seemed to me that the author really wanted to make Kislova a domain and not a province, and got tired of waiting near the end, when a flurry of useless deaths and a contrived ending were all we received after 300 pages of well-crafted storyline to move the tale to its conclusion.

This in itself nearly ruins the entire flavor of the book, but it couldn't have gone on much longer without growing stale. In all, BoB is a good read, but one has to take the ending with a fine grain of salt to truly appreciate it.

Ilsabet is one of the most evil caracters I have ever seen!.......1998-03-18

Elaine Bergstrom knows how to describe evil! As I read this book I really could not wait for Ilsabet to die or that something bad happens to her. Fortunatly, she gets the punishment she deserves. The only thing I found a setback about the book was that the pace was somewhat slow during all the killings. The story is about a girl whose evil father, a baron, is killed when his castle is invaded. She swears revenge and plans to kill all people involved by poisoning them until she is the only one left to rule both her kingdom and that of the invader. If she ever will...

Tapestry of Dark Souls (Ravenloft Series, Book 5)

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Best of the series
A Ravenloft tie-in that reads like a real novel.
yuck!
Not the easiest book to read
DiDi 25y Belgium

Tapestry of Dark Souls (Ravenloft Series, Book 5)
Elaine Bergstrom
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
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ASIN: 1560765712

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Best of the series.......2007-05-02

Personally, I felt that this was the best in the Ravenloft series. It is clear from the other reviews that I am in a bit of a minority, but that's OK. I am not one to read books more than once generally, but I have read Tapestry twice and will probably read it a couple more times.

Elaine succeeds in weaving a tale that is not immediately obvious and mondain in the way that many fantasy novels are. She paints a number of characters whose intentions are not immediately clear, who even shift as the story progresses. As such, the characters are all but flat. Characters whose nature changes through the progression of a novel are difficult to write, but Elaine shows a great capacity for doing just that.

Another positive characteristic of Tapestry is that it is original. The Ravenloft series has a horrible propensity towards poorly-written facsimiles of such great classics as Dracula and Frankenstein. As a result, the novel kept me guessing through-out.

A Ravenloft tie-in that reads like a real novel........2005-07-08

This Ravenloft novel is only "hard to read" if you're working with a 5th grade education, or only read series tie-ins. The author takes time to develop atmosphere, establish relatively complex characters and situations, and chooses to suggest and insinuate rather than spell everything out, which leaves room for reader interpretation and results in a more satisfying read. "Tapestry of Dark Souls" feels like an actual horror novel rather than 350 page advertisement for a D&D expansion set. If you actually read horror, you'll probably like this one.

yuck!.......2004-09-20

this book was horrible, the worst in the series.
its long , hard to read and pointless- Stay away!

Not the easiest book to read.......2004-02-18

I have read a lot of books in this series and for the most part the books were very good. IMHO This book was long and accually took effort to finish and when I got to the end I was almost glad it was over. Story was ok, characters were ok and all in all the book was just OK.

DiDi 25y Belgium.......1999-01-25

I liked this ravenloft adventure very much. It became an obsession after I struggled through the first (rather boring)chapter. Elaine didn't use the 'higher' Ravenloft-caracters and thats why she could do with her caracter what she wanted. It not an open ended story this time, its has a sad end, but that's Ravenloft. I preferred the Ravenloft adventures written by female writers, because it's not just the horror they are writer about, it goes much deeper. I should rather classify this novel as 'dark Fantasy' I loved it!!!

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my god.
Mina /the Dracula Story Continues
Seller Delivers!
Argh.
A classic revisited

Mina
Elaine Bergstrom
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0441006620

Book Description

The chilling and erotic tale of Mina Harker, sole survivor of the vampire's obsession.

Customer Reviews:

my god........2007-04-18

This book opened worlds for me in erotic romance, and its a shame that its no longer being published. I loved it then, I love it now, and its one of the ONLY vampire books I will ever read.

Mina /the Dracula Story Continues .......2006-03-16

I love this book my son give it to my he now i love Dracula and he got this for me it wast diferece. it thuck me back i allways want it to now what hapent to Mina and this wast good ilove it.

Seller Delivers!.......2005-09-13

great seller... book delivered promptly. would deal with again in a heartbeat. thanks!

Argh........2004-02-26

Let me just get the nitpicky stuff out of the way first: Lucy Westenra, not Lucy Westerna. Silly things like this (aka lack of attention to detail)are irritating & the author should have caught it.

More seriously, though, Marie Kiraly has taken an interesting story, with real questions about race, ethnicity and the changing world of industrial Europe (not to mention a great villain in Dracula), and changed it into a whiny, uninteresting story of adultery. She took chracters that had substance in Stoker's hands and destroyed them. Ultimately, I found that the story was not worth the time it took to slog through it.

A classic revisited.......2003-11-08

This novel is an interesting take on the Dracula story. It presents the climax of Bram Stoker's overrated novel from Mina Harker's point of view and shows us what happened to her and the other characters afterward. It turns out that, with the blood of Dracula flowing in her veins, Mina has far more sympathy for the Count and his minions than was hinted at in Stoker's novel. Furthermore, all is not quiet at Castle Dracula despite the destruction of the famous vampire...

Stoker's original novel was overlong and frequently dull. The characters were one-dimensional stalwart men and fainting damsels. Author Ellen Bergstrom has filled out these characters and added a feminist perspective, not to mention a healthy dose of sex. Purists may shudder at her approach, but I found it to be an interesting take on a novel that really doesn't deserve to be treated as sacrosanct and untouchable.

Daughter of the Night
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Blood-lickin' good!

haunting with beautiful imagery

Great book, I loved it!

Daughter of the Night
Elaine Bergstrom
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Blood-lickin' good!.......2003-05-14

My favorite of the Austra vampire books, Daughter of the Night begins with the exploration of how Elizabeth Bathori became who she was, with the expected wonderful Bergstrom subplots that so entice the reader and make the characters so vibrantly real. A must for Stephen and Charles fans, as well as any fans of the series.

haunting with beautiful imagery.......2002-03-08

a dark fascinating tale of lust, greed and deep bloodthirsty vampire love. get it today!

Great book, I loved it!.......1998-06-23

This is one of the best books about vampires I have ever read. It's well writen historical fiction about Elizabeth Bathori's (a real person) life. It's fasinating and terrifying at the same time.

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Amazing detail, wonderful story line!

Blood Alone
Elaine Bergstrom
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Amazing detail, wonderful story line!.......2003-05-14

Blood Alone very quickly sets the tone of the plots and subplots that fill its lovely pages. The setting is World War Two and the Austra family is attempting to save the world from extinction by taking sides in a human war. Paul Stoddard is a young architect who comes to Chaves to work for Stephen Austra and AustraGlass and quickly falls in love with Elizabeth, one of the family. We are introduced to several characters that will become dear to us through the course of the book: Laurence Austra, Gregory Hunter, Charles Austra, to name a few.

I would recommend reading this before Shattered Glass, its predecessor, as it clears up a few mysteries and makes the series easier for the new reader.

Tapestry Of Dark Souls: Ravenloft: The Covenant (Ravenloft: the Covenant)
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Tapestry Of Dark Souls: Ravenloft: The Covenant (Ravenloft: the Covenant)
Elaine Bergstrom
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ASIN: 078694367X
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Book Description

A haunting tale of love, and the power of evil to corrupt and betray.

A young man, raised in a monastary, his parents victims of a tapestry of ancient evil, goes in search of love and life beyond the walls. But werewolves and worse stalk the land, and when he returns to release his father from the tapestry's confines, he brings the Silverlord back to a world that has not seen him for centuries.

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Austra vampire fans, this is a MUST READ

Blood Rites
Elaine Bergstrom
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Austra vampire fans, this is a MUST READ.......2000-06-23

Having been introduced to Elaine Bergstroms' vampires in Shattered Glass, I was thirsty to read more about what had happened to Helen Wells, of Austra blood and converted to full 'family member' by Stephen in that novel. In Blood Rites, she is the first in the family for many centuries to be able to bear children without the usual death or loss of desire for life that is the sad lot of every Austra female who chooses to have offspring. Helen and Stephen have twin boys, and she is happier in her new life than she would have dreamed possible. When her twin sons are kidnapped (and the kidnappers don't know that they've bitten off far more than they can chew - these babies aren't babies in our usual 'human' sense of the word) she goes hunting in a way she swore to herself never to do when she is changed over to her new, vampire self - hunting for humans, that is. To tell more would be to give away the resolution, but I would suggest looking long and hard for this sequel and NOT lending it out...I'm still trying to find another copy after 10 years!

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Yay! Vamps with respect!
Nocturne = sleeping pill
man this book sucks
Fabulous cover...
I think I am the only one....

Nocturne
Elaine Bergstrom
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ASIN: 0441011098
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Book Description

In the first new novel about the Austra family of vampires in over ten years, two modern-day young lovers find that they must face a deadly enemy, in a dangerous land that both thought they had left behind...

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Yay! Vamps with respect!.......2007-05-07

Is it just me, or is there a real dearth of humanoid vampires (as opposed to real bats, insects, etcetera) with a respect for other species and a sense of compassion? That ingredient is the main draw for me as regards Nocturne. The fact that the Austras do not NEED to kill to live sweetens the pot. If I have any major objections, they are to 1: how manipulative F'rncs is, and 2: the Austras, we learn, used to own humans as slaves. I'm curious to know if they stopped that practice (and the one of taking humans as blood sacrifices) on moral grounds, or if they just became too out of fashion among mortals? Hmmm......sequel time!
To continue with the positive points, I'd like to elaborate a bit.
In many works, vampires defend their actions by saying that they treat humans no different than humans treat other food animals. I wonder...were these vampires in the real world, how could they have been so blind to humanity's history of worshipping what we eat? Corn Mothers, Horned Gods, Osiris, Tammuz, Jesus...oh, how the list goes on. The current human disragard and distance from animals (and plants) we eat is a shameful aberration, not our intrinsic nature.

Nocturne = sleeping pill.......2006-09-09

This book starts slow, stays slow, ends slow. The beginning grabs you, and just as you are preparing for a huge temultuous roller coaster ride, your given the excitement of a ferris wheel. All in all, I have to say just don't do it. Good cover, is the best credit I can give it, and really, the cover doesn't seem to have much to do with the book. In one word, Pathetic.

man this book sucks.......2006-03-09

alright, i got this book on impulse. and it was the biggest waste of $6.50 ever. the beggining really did catch my attention. but that was only for about 20 pages. the next 28 pages are just pointless. there are even about 12 pages of this kid just walking round the woods, and then going into a house. if you can make it through the beginning (alright, the begining was pretty good, but only for like 20 pages) of this book, then maybe the rest sould be more interesting. but for me, just with how slow and boring the beginning was, it made the rest just as bad. yeah, i'll admit that there probably are more interesting parts than i give credit for, but i was so over this book by page 50. the cover quotes the milwaukee jounal sentinel by saying "Bergstrom's vampire is of the breed Anne Rice fans will love-graceful, sexy, sophisticated". if you're a fan of Anne Rice, then just go buy one of her books. because this one will disapoint you. now i'm not to sure on this, but i think this book is part of a series. there are mentions of other Austra family books. so i may have come into this in the middle of the series. but i will give this book some credit though. the very begining was pretty good. had me a little confused too. made me want to read more. but, sadly, it didn't stay that exciting for long.

Fabulous cover..........2005-10-09

...and a pretty good read once I got into it. It isn't the instant, total, no-holds-barred seduction that I found in Daughter of the Night, which I still like best of all the Austra novels I've read. I started Nocturne a couple of times and put it down before finally settling into it for the duration.

Nocturne has the abduction motif that runs so strongly through all the Austra novels that I have read except Daughter of the Night, which I found so powerful because its major energy is focused on the surhuman, really alien qualities of the Austras - they are people who have different minds, not just different nutritional needs - rather than abductions, physical altercations, and chases.

If I'd edited Nocturne, I'd have encouraged more development of Irena Sava's hidden Austra qualities before she ever makes contact with the family. The life of a Romanian under Ceaucescu, then as an emigree in America, should provide ample pressures to bring out dark glints and suggestions of Austra nature. This kind of character development, applied to Elizabeth Bathory in Daughter of the Night, made for a scrupulous psychological accuracy and ferocious narrative drive. Elizabeth's vampyr heredity works itself out like swallowed shrapnel, in painfully believable ways.

The abduction/chase/physical combat business in Nocturne actually numbed down the narrative drive for me - an "Oh, no, more of this!" Perhaps, having been spoiled by such exemplary character development, I'm not content with mere battery and bloodshed.

In conclusion, Nocturne brings the Austra scions back to the Austra keep and Francis, the Old One, for me the most fascinating of the Austras. We discover that Francis has been gathering women who have some Austra ancestry there and siring more Firstborn children, which should lead to some interesting plot opportunities down the road.

I think I am the only one...........2005-09-06

I seriously read the reviews that was put up in here about the book and I was just sitting on it and said "WOW that must be one great book"

BUT...After reading through it, I was BORED to death with it. Am I the only one that seems to think that Irene is annoying?

I highly dislike this book and would not think about reading it or recommending it to anyone.

Im pretty sure the author might have other books that I might want to read in the future, but this book was a total flop and HUGE dissappointment

Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues

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As good as Bergstrom's MINA!
The Dracula Story Continues--Then Where's DRACULA!
Horror at its best

Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues
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Dracula's sister-by birth and by blood-resurrects his dark legacy...

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As good as Bergstrom's MINA!.......2000-11-01

Ms. Bergstrom does it again with another exciting vampire novel - this time a continuation of the author's earlier work, "Mina." I wasn't expecting to like "Blood to Blood," as much as Mina, but I did. The author's adept ability to create atmosphere and mood are here, as well as her right-on characterizations of Mina, Jonathan, Arthur, and Van Helsing. Bergstrom stays true to the characters Stoker created, but she lets us get to know them better. On center stage with Mina and her friends is the half-sister of Dracula, Joanna. I don't want to give any of the plot away, so I'll just say that the story is seductive, fast-paced, and suspenseful. Fans of "Mina," "Dracula," and other vampire fiction won't be disappointed.

The Dracula Story Continues--Then Where's DRACULA!.......2000-10-18

Bergstrom's MINA: THE DRACULA STORY CONTINUES was a needless melding of Stoker's brilliant classic with the schmaltz and sub-par eroticism of Anne Rice. With BLOOD TO BLOOD, the author continues Mina's exploration of her libertated sexuality, while trying to decide if she still has a life with her husband. Back at Castle Dracula, the last of the Count's vampire brides, the half-mad Joanna, his own half-sister, ventures out into the world. Grabbing some gold, gems, papers, and a box of grave dirt, she acquires a young, Irish girl as her slave/blood donor/lover. Jonathan Harker starts to dream of her, which Van Helsing takes as a sign she is coming for revenge. Meanwhile, Mina has inherited a small fortune from Dracula's doppelganger, Lord Gance. Independent beyond her wildest dreams, she sets out to start up a charitible organization. Arthur Holmwood, fiance of Dracula's first victim, Lucy Westenra, is still agonizing over having destroyed her. Learning that Joanna has arrived in London, he sets out to learn all about her, eventually falling in love with her. But, Van Helsing has devined Arthur's dangerous scheme, and seeks only to destroy the last of Dracula's hellspawn women. In the end, the whole thing is a mish-mash of soap opera plots, vampire lore, softcore eroticism and lesbian interludes that will certainly please Howard Stern fans. What any of this has to do with DRACULA, though, is beyond me!

Horror at its best.......2000-10-03

The passion that Dracula taught Mina Harker remains deep in her soul although the evil vampire is dead. Once tasting life, Mina needs to escape from her Victorian prison. Her beloved Jonathan fails to emotionally help her because he still broods over Mina having had a lover. Instead, her ex-lover leaves her money so she can explore her new independent spirit. Mina wants reconciliation, but not back to what their relationship once was. As the couple works on their problems, Jonathan begins to have vampiric induced dreams that Van Helsing believes is the calling card of the late Count's sister Joanna Tepes.

With everyone else in the castle dead, the reclusive but lonely Joanna decides to travel to England to settle the score with her brother's killers. Along the way, Joanna picks up a servant girl who becomes more than just a friend. In England, Joanna forgets about her sibling's enemies until a Ripper-like maniac hurts her friend. This provokes a confrontation between the Harkers and Van Helsing on one side and Joanna on the other.

BLOOD TO BLOOD is a fascinating footnote to the Dracula legends. The story occurs six months after the death of Lucy. Elaine Bergstrom turns Victorian England and Transylvania into descriptive images that provide an intriguing look for readers. Ms. Bergstrom centers her tale on prejudicial profiling as not all vampires are alike with individuals needing to use sound judgment to form opinions based on facts not hearsay or stereotyping. Supernatural lovers, especially the vampire crowd, will have a great time reading this fantastic horror novel.

Harriet Klausner

Shattered Glass
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My favorite vampire book

Dull

Great memories

Wonderful start!

The best vampire book i have ever read

Shattered Glass
Elaine Bergstrom
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My favorite vampire book.......2003-06-30

This has to be my favorite vampire book ever, partly because it takes place in an area of Ohio I'm familiar with and relate. Elaine Bergstrom is an amazing writer and I highly recommend the whole series. If you are a fan of the vampire genre, this is a must read.

Dull.......2001-09-26

I bought "Shattered Glass" several years ago expecting it to be a great vampire book. After all, the review on the front cover said it was "The Most Terrifying Novel of Sensuous Evil Since Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire". (I hadn't finished Interview yet, but I figured if they could compare the two books, it must be worth reading.) Unfortunately, this is one of the worst vampire books I've ever read.

It begins in 1955 with a prostitute being murdered by Charles Austra, brother to Stephen Austra. Both are vampires, but neither is very much alike. While Charles enjoys the darker, seedier aspects of life, Stephen is an artist and all-around good guy. He's also in love with his handicapped neighbor, Helen Wells. Her uncle, Dick, is the police officer investigating Charles's murders, and because the two brothers look so much alike, Dick thinks Stephen is the killer.

The book was confusing at times, but that may have been my own fault. I was already losing interest a few chapters into it. Even though it's not long (approximately 372 pages), it seemed to drag on forever.

I would only recommend this book to die-hard vampire fans who will read anything with blood and fangs in it. Otherwise, don't waste your time. Try Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire instead.

If you've already read this book and enjoyed it, you might like the other two books in the trilogy: Blood Alone and Blood Rites.

Great memories.......2001-01-08

I've read this book a number of years ago (almost 10 years!) it still sticks in my mind as one of the greatest books I've ever read. I don't know why, but her characters touched me in a special way. In a genre that usually ends up being stereotypical and gorey, Bergstrom weaves a really sensual and artistic web. She creates a new vampire that is not a demon, but another creature altogether. She truly reinvented the myth.

Wonderful start!.......2000-10-24

The series sure starts off with a bang. A vampire is killing women in Cleveland and soon Stephen Austra, a glassworker, comes to town. He doesn't open his mouth when he smiles and has unusually long legs. He's also an immortal vampire, and the summery on the back of the book is terrible. Helen Wells is related to him through his brother Charles, making her a potential member of the family. What happens when Charles comes to call, looking for death, is the plot of this exceedingly wonderful book.

The best vampire book i have ever read.......1999-06-01

I am a vampire fan from long ago. I have read almost everything in print about vampire...fiction and non-fiction alike. This was by far the best book i have ever read. Ms. Bergstrom's characters are the most believable i have ever met. I wish to thank her for this book.

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