Esther Freud Reads “Desire”

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Esther Freud Reads “Desire”

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Sep 21, 2021

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Esther Freud reads her story “Desire,” from the September 27, 2021, issue of the magazine. Freud is the author of nine novels, including “Hideous Kinky,” “Mr. Mac and Me,” and “I Couldn’t Love You More.”

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Sep 21, 2021

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