ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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CHRISTINA McDOWELL is the author of the critically acclaimed book After Perfect: A Daughter’s Memoir. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post; the New York Times; Los Angeles Times; Huff Post; the Guardian; O, The Oprah Magazine; People; LA Weekly; Marie Claire; USA Today; and the Village Voice, among other publications. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Christina is an advocate for restorative justice and criminal justice reform. She still lives in Washington, DC.
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2021 by Christina McDowell
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: McDowell, Christina, author.
Title: The cave dwellers : a novel / Christina McDowell.
Description: First Scout Press hardcover edition. | New York : Scout Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020027812 (print) | LCCN 2020027813 (ebook) | ISBN 9781982132781 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781982132798 (paperback) | ISBN 9781982132804 (ebook)
Classification: LCC PS3613.C39484 C38 2021 (print) | LCC PS3613.C39484 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020027812
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020027813
ISBN 978-1-9821-3278-1
ISBN 978-1-9821-3280-4 (ebook)
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