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Title: For the most part, this is a pleasure to read.
Review: I wish that I could share all of the enthusiasm of the other commentators on this page. While I found 2/3rds of the book to be simply wonderful, I did feel that the final third dragged just a bit--and tended to repeat themes already covered. But even that part is saved by the stunning essay entitled "Sarah." Like many of the other commentators, I, too, grew up in a community very much like New Auburn--although in Massachusetts. We, too, have a volunteer fire department and a chief of police who had a day job. Many of the people in this book are known to you if you ever have lived in such a place. By all means take the time to read this book. I just wanted to add my caution in the midst of all of this rampant enthusiam.
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