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She has published two novels, spiritland and no perfect words, a collection of short stories, mating in captivity and a childrens picture book, venice is for cats. I just finished reading spiritland by nava renek, a novel about a young backpacker and her rollercoaster vacation in thailand. Spiritland follows the journey of maddy foster as she travels th. During maddys first week in bangkok, she discovers a notice on a travelers bulletin board where parents are seeking information about their missing daughter.
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