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Before my divorce, i was more of a follower than a leader, more passive than active. As the great war ends serena fleming is due an inheritance that could free her from a bullying father. Inspired by her grandmothers life, elizabeth forsythe hailey wrote a woman of independent means for her daughters, brooke and kendall. Turn negatives into positives and be proud to be a woman.
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