The Land of Decoration

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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2012 by Grace McCleen

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McCleen, Grace.

The land of decoration : a novel / Grace McCleen.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-8050-9494-7

1. Girls—Fiction. 2. Fathers and daughters—Fiction. 3. Good and evil—Fiction. 4. Miracles—Fiction. 5. Religious fiction. 6. Psychological fiction. I. Title.

PS3613.C357745L36 2012

813'.6–dc23

2011038132

eISBN 978-0-8050-9527-2