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Feb 25, 2014 a young woman grows up in her fathers eponymous coney island museum at the turn of the 20th century in hoffmans the dovekeepers, 2011, etc. A slightly revised version appeared in earth house hold new directions, 1969 under the title buddhism and the coming revolution. Her father will do anything to bring in crowds, even if it means enlisting coralie. The museum of extraordinary things book club discussion 2. Top ten highlights of alice hoffmans the museum of. Whimsical at times but with steel and fire throughout, the museum of extraordinary things is an extraordinary thing itself.
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