Another Way to Split Water
By: Alycia Pirmohamed
4.37
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
LONGLISTED 2023 JHALAK PRIZE LONGLISTED 2023 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD LONGLISTED 2023 RAYMON…
Want to Read"I stoop into my longings, plot a seed in every corner. Last week I titled another page within my body and surrendered every bending, spitting line of myself to the making."-Alycia Pirmohamed, Another Way to Split Water
"I stoop into my longings, plot a seed in every corner. Last week I titled another page within my body and surrendered every bending, spitting line of myself to the making."-Alycia Pirmohamed, Another Way to Split Water
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Format: 96 pages, Paperback
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