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    Secrets of the Wild
    Secrets of the Wild
    Secrets of the Wild
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    Secrets of the Wild

    By Hoffman M. Dustin

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    In this triptych of linked stories, a working-class family goes about seemingly ordinary lives—on a camping trip, or participating in “take your family to work day.” In the hands of Dustin M. Hoffman, however, things are not quite as ordinary as they seem. Quickly, these scenarios are flung down a surreal rabbit hole filled wit

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWord West LLC
    Release dateNov 5, 2019
    ISBN9781733466332
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