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- Back Bay
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Now in paperback: the joyously acclaimed first novel, originally welcomed on the cover of the New York Times Book Review!, that enchants readers of all ages
This exquisitely wrought story of a boy named Jim growing up in North Carolina during the Depression with his mom and three uncles exhibits a clear-eyed maturity, and an understated daring, rarely seen in the most cutting-edge adult fiction. - Los Angeles Times Book Review
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