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The Thickety is a sinister, magical debut with a marvelous and shocking heroine. J.A. White’s elegant writing and masterful plot kept me turning pages late into the night.

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Lisa McMann
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: February 27
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Holland
Michigan
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Debut
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Heroines
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Sinister
Late
Elegant
White
Shocking
Night
Magical
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