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Women who burn: reading my first novel in Spanish

What I learned from reading Mujeres que arden by María Esclapez.
A copy of the book Mujeres que arden by María Esclapez on a wooden background. The book has a black cover with gold and pink details.
The copy of Mujeres que arden by María Esclapez that I borrowed over and over from the local library.
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