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Ann Shanks Etter gives voice to women on the edge that life is hard at best. The great gift was to hear Karin share at the end of this reading.

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Karin feels it is completely inappropriate that the two-word titles of two of her novels are now one word: rollercoaster and carpool.

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One Degree of Separation audiobook, written by Karin Kallmaker and read by Quinn Riley.

The narration was exquisite and flowed very smoothly! Well done!

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