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Ten Novel Facts About Rome

September 6, 2015 Mark Roger Bailey

Rome over the Tiber River

Rome and its nearly 3,000-year history are a metaphor for the theme of Mark Bailey's novel, SAINT.

In by MRB Tags SAINT, Mark Roger Bailey, Rome, Peter, Petros, Vatican, Giuliana Sabatini, Andrew Shepard, novel, Mark Bailey

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