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    Martian Child
    Martian Child
    Martian Child
    Ebook105 pages52 minutes

    Martian Child

    By Sol Aliseo

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    lately, sol has been craving some feel-good fantasy. her debut poetry collection, martian child, follows the ebbs and flows of leaving childhood behind, embracing adulthood and everything in between.


    with each of its 78 poems taking a lesson from her grandma's old tarot cards, sol becomes the fool (part one), the wheel (part t

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSol Aliseo
    Release dateApr 28, 2024
    ISBN9798218411336
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