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Sisters Before Misters – Kathy Lette on The Sisterhood Rules
KATHY LETTE is a million-copy bestselling writer and the author of 20 books that have been translated into 19 languages and adapted into movies, TV series and an opera.
Her latest novel, The Sisterhood Rules is a story about betrayal, love and, above all, the unbreakable bond between sisters.
AKINA HANSEN writes.
Author Kathy Lette co-wrote her debut, Puberty Blues, at just 17 – a novel that would go on to become an Australian cult classic and a ...
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