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COPYRIGHT
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First published in Australia in 2016
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Copyright © Belinda Alexandra 2016
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ISBN: 978 0 7322 9644 5 (paperback)
ISBN: 978 1 7430 9832 5 (ebook)
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Creator: Alexandra, Belinda, author.
Title: Southern Ruby / Belinda Alexandra.
Subjects: Family secrets – Fiction.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 – Fiction.
New Orleans (La.) – Fiction.
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