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"The Last Days of California" von Mary Miller ist ein Roman, der die Geschichte einer Familie auf einem Roadtrip von Montgomery, Alabama, nach Kalifornien erzählt. Die Familie besteht aus dem Vater, der überzeugt ist, dass die Apokalypse...

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