The Bones of Paradise (43 page)

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JONIS AGEE
has been praised by the
New York Times Book Review
as “a gifted poet of that dark lushness in the heart of the American landscape.” She is the award-winning author of twelve books, including the
New York Times
Notable Books of the Year
Sweet Eyes
and
Strange Angels
. Her awards include the John Gardner Fiction Award, the George Garrett Award, a National Endowment for the Arts grant in fiction, a Loft-McKnight Award, a Loft-McKnight Award of Distinction, and two Nebraska Book Awards. A native of Nebraska, Agee teaches at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE BONES OF PARADISE
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EPub Edition AUGUST 2016 ISBN 9780062413499

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