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Restoration, a story in letters</FONT></B><BR>
<BR><A HREF="http://public.iwork.com/document/?a=p1402751775&d=Restoration.pages">View the book</A></BR>
<BR><A HREF="Restoration.pdf">Download a pdf of the book (20MB)</A></BR

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<B><FONT SIZE=+2>More information for readers</FONT></B><BR>
<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/MarielHeadlinesHerald">The Mariel Boatlift</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.mdpl.org/">The Miami Design Preservation League</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.1939nyworldsfair.com/">The 1939 New York World's Fair</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.lincoln.org/">Lincoln, Nebraska</A><BR>
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<B><FONT SIZE=+2>About the author<BR>
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Laura Pelner McCarthy, who holds a PhD in mass communication, has been a radio announcer, a college professor, and a weekly newspaper columnist, as well as an editor and publisher. In 2000, she opened a storefront writers’ center in upstate New York; the core group of novelists still meets weekly. She lives in Miami, Florida. Restoration is her first book.

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Read her occasional blog, <A HREF="http://stardustbed.blogspot.com">The Stardust Bed</A><BR>

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<B><FONT SIZE=+2>Other Silk Purse websites</FONT></B><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.joaogilberto.org">The Joao Gilberto Discography</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.levitthouse.org/">Levitt House Memories</A><BR>


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