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Books by Mindy McGinnis
Given to the Sea
Given to the Earth
Not a Drop to Drink
In a Handful of Dust
A Madness So Discreet
The Female of the Species
This Darkness Mine
Heroine
Be Not Far from Me
The Initial Insult
The Last Laugh
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THE INITIAL INSULT. Copyright © 2021 by Mindy McGinnis. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020938948
Digital Edition FEBRUARY 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-298244-5
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-298242-1
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