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2016 selection · Poetry
American Housewife
American Housewife by Helen Ellis appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, funny stuff, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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