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    Lifeblood

    By Penny Rudolph

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    Rachel Chavez, a recovering alcoholic, owns and lives in an apartment on the top floor of a parking garage in downtown Los Angeles. She leases parking space and the use of the rooftop helicopter pad to nearby businesses.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPoisoned Pen Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2012
    ISBN9781615951857
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    Penny Rudolph

    Penny Rudolph has worked as a bartender, truck driver, chili picker, science writer, and medical writer. She’s taught high school and college English, creative writing, and journalism.

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