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    The Fortune Bird
    The Fortune Bird
    The Fortune Bird
    Ebook37 pages14 minutes

    The Fortune Bird

    By Diana Bell Brooks

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    The Fortune Bird, the author’s first book of poetry, is a collection of personal lyrics notable for their emotional maturity and their sparkling images. Reading these poems will take you around the world and into a deep well of feeling.

    Ron Pretty

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebbie Lee
    Release dateJun 7, 2017
    ISBN9781760413613
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