First published 1973
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Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers
Setting: America
Period: 20th-Century
262 pages · Paperback · Houghton Mifflin Company