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Nives: A Novel

by Sacha Naspini

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Nives: A Novel by Sacha Naspini appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, book club ideas, love & romance, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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