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    Review: Bees in June by Elizabeth Bass Parman

    by Cathy September 26, 2025
    by Cathy September 26, 2025

    Summary Set against the first moon landing in 1969, Rennie King’s life isn’t at all what she expected it to be. Reeling from the loss of her newborn, she’s desperate for the support of her husband, but instead of providing …

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