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    The Wedding Face
    The Wedding Face
    The Wedding Face
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    The Wedding Face

    By Barry Rachin

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    Miriam Jacobs' parents found their daughter's future husband on a three-by-five index card in a marriage broker's Rolodex file. Forty years later, Miriam wishes they had chosen differently.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarry Rachin
    Release dateAug 17, 2019
    ISBN9780463727461
    The Wedding Face
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    Barry Rachin

    About the AuthorBorn in Boston, Massachusetts, Barry Rachin spent several years stationed in Yokuska, Japan as a Navy medic caring for casualties during the Vietnam War. He has studied at the University of Jerusalem, lived on a kibbutz for a year and holds a degree in clinical counseling from Simmons College. A self-taught woodworker, he presently lives in Attleboro, Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters.

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