Sometimes they were together so often that it felt as though theyreally were a couple; sometimes weeks and months would go by beforethey saw each other. But even as alcoholics are drawn to the stateliquor store after a stint on the wagon, they always came back to eachother.
Steig LarssonAbout author
- Author's profession: Author, Journalist, Writer
- Nationality: swedish
- Born: August 15, 1954
- Died: November 9, 2004
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