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Take Me to the River

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Year 2006 Edition year
Pages 304 Mid-length read
Vibe Idea-led Weekend read

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This looks built around a focused reading experience that should reveal its intent quickly once you start browsing. Overall, it looks like a mid-length read that should balance momentum with detail.

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In this catalog, Take Me to the River by Peter Alson lands as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Edition metadata currently lists 2006 • Atria • 304 pages, which is useful for judging scope and pace.

Edition on file: 2006 • Atria • 304 pages • ISBN 9780743288361.

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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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