Promises Like Pie-Crust
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Promises Like Pie-Crust is a collection of poems by Christina Rossetti that explores the themes of love, betrayal, and deceit. The poems are written in a variety of styles, from the lyrical and romantic to the satirical and ironic. Rossetti's use of language is precise and evocative, and her insights into the human condition are both sharp and compassionate.Book Details
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Christina Rossetti
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Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in...
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