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Title: Biography or fiction. How distracting!
Review: I chose Stone Diaries as a book review for our readers club and although I knew it was very popular did not have a clue regarding the story line. When I read the physical description of Daisy's mother & father then compared it with the picture I was perplexed as neither the description or ages was close and in fact the woman in the picture looked like the mother of the young man. Of course by the time I learned this book is considered a fictious biography (what's that?) I had lost the flow of the story. The pictures of the grandchildren I understand are the author's children. A preface or introduction would have been most helpful. I am presently at Daisy's bridal shower. The reviews on the web are for the most part certainly complementary and for this reason I will continue reading Stone Diaries, with an open mind.
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