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Beth
Jan 13, 2018 rated it really liked it
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This is a tale of the lives of people living in a small alley in Cairo during WWII. It took me a while to get into it, but eventually it pulled me in, and I enjoyed getting to know the characters and their lives.
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Aug 17, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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