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A historical fiction novel about four sisters in an Italian Catholic family in Chicago; two sisters fall in love with the same man, causing the family to split apart for 25 years.
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The Sly-Fanner Murders
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A Christmas Carol (1984) based on the book A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens
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