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    The Kiss
    The Kiss
    The Kiss
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    The Kiss

    By James Lawless

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    Hennessy Award nominated story of an impressionable young man's hitchhiking journey through France in 1968 during the time of the Sorbonne riots where he encounters predatory sex and tastes the delights of elusive love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Lawless
    Release dateOct 16, 2017
    ISBN9781370544639
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