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Dosha (Bluestocking7) is Currently Reading

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Strangers in Time

by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)

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Kin

by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author)

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A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1)

by Barbara Hambly (Goodreads Author)

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Dosha (Bluestocking7)’s Notes & Highlights

A Lowcountry Bride by Preslaysa Williams

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I’m not ready to see my mother’s legacy completely erased.”

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Dosha (Bluestocking7)’s Quotes

“Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on”
― Langston Hughes

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“Anger eats up years faster than happiness, chile. You better get on with your living and forget ’bout that hurt.”
― Bernice L. McFadden, Camilla's Roses

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