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Cunningham at home at the end of the world, 1990 adds a gay spin to the dysfunctional family genre with a novel that typically blames mom and dad, especially dad, for everything that goes wrong. Constantines three children are each touched, destroyed, or changed. Michael cunningham s flesh and blood, is one of the best novels ive read so far this year. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Read flesh and blood a novel by michael cunningham available from rakuten kobo.
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