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The Stars Are Not Yet Bells: A Novel

by Hannah Lillith Assadi

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The Stars Are Not Yet Bells: A Novel by Hannah Lillith Assadi appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, family matters, love & romance, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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