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Kerry cohen takes the reader on a heartbreaking and sometimes painful journey into her addictive personality. Kerry cohen books list of books by author kerry cohen. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading loose girl. A mothers journey through autism, unconditional love, and the. Figuring she slept with close to 40 partners before realizing doing so was not serving her well, the author recounts in spare.
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