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    Positively Mental: Stories Written on the Verge
    Positively Mental: Stories Written on the Verge
    Positively Mental: Stories Written on the Verge
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    Positively Mental: Stories Written on the Verge

    By Elvira Mata

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    This collection of funny, irreverent, but thoughtful essays were written between 1994 and 2004 when the author was “going through various transitions–from working abroad to coming home jobless to immigrating to Canada to coming home to take care of her father who died soon after.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnvil Publishing, Inc.
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9789712729379
    Positively Mental: Stories Written on the Verge

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