Alex Saveliev

Marona’s Fantastic Tale

By Alex Saveliev | June 2020

“A good sense of smell is worth a thousand words,” says Marona (Lizzie Brocheré), the canine protagonist of Anca Damian’s Marona’s Fantastic Tale.…

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"A good sense of smell is worth a thousand words," says Marona (Lizzie Brocheré), the canine protagonist of Anca Damian's Marona's Fantastic Tale. By...

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