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The Stone Virgins
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The stored metadata frames The Stone Virgins by Yvonne Vera as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. The copy on file shows 2002 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 184 pages, giving you a quick sense of scale and reading commitment.
Edition on file: 2002 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 184 pages • ISBN 9780374270087.
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Light commitment. Best if you want more than a quick hit but not a huge undertaking.
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This one stands out through its reading feel more than through dry edition details: Idea-led • Weekend read.
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Treat this like a focused read: enough attention to get its shape, without overcomplicating it.
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