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erronis

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34. Beautiful and evocative writing, Mr. Waterman. Have you read North Woods?

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:35 PM

Jan 11

There's a trail of history in Daniel Mason's writing that you remind me of.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/16/north-woods-by-daniel-mason-review-an-epic-of-american-lives

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Beautiful and evocative writing, Mr. Waterman. Have you read North Woods? erronis Jan 11 #34

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