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    Barks and Purrs
    Barks and Purrs
    Barks and Purrs
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    Barks and Purrs

    By Colette

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    Barks and Purrs is a collection of short stories by Colette. In this humorous series of vignettes, we meet Toby-Dog, a French Bulldog, and Kiki-the-Demure, a Maltese cat, residing in a cozy but adventurous household.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 20, 2019
    ISBN4057664141798

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