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    Gifts From My Grandparents
    Gifts From My Grandparents
    Gifts From My Grandparents
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    Gifts From My Grandparents

    By Rita Pease

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    This memoir shares the youth of a girl in the 1940s in an historic New Hampshire town and her love for her grandparents.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRita Pease
    Release dateDec 8, 2015
    ISBN9781311551122
    Gifts From My Grandparents
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    Rita Pease

    Rita “Toni” Pease, a homemaker from Orford, New Hampshire, has found much joy in penning her numerous poems, many published by Poetry.com. Now, the retelling of her dramatic experience with husband Jerry has begun a new avenue as novelist; by which she is destined to bring us more fascinating stories in her literary journey.

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