There was also a daughter, very short, very plump, very gay, an amazing production for the Gregorievitches. It was as if two very serious authors had set out to collaborate and then had published a limerick.
Rebecca WestAbout author
- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: irish
- Born: December 21, 1892
- Died: March 15, 1983
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