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The Truth of the Matter
The Truth of the Matter
Author: Robb Forman Dew
Widowed years before by her husband Warrens early death in an icy morning car crash, Agnes Scofield has grown into a woman of fierce and unconquerable independence. It is the 1940s in Washburn, Ohio, and the war has finally ended. Agness children are returning homefrom Washington, D.C., from soldiering abroadand bringing an end to Agness solitud...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780316013307
ISBN-10: 0316013307
Publication Date: 11/3/2006
Pages: 352
Edition: Reprint
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  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
No matter how hard or how many times I tried, I could not read this book. I just couldn't get into the story. Maybe the fact that the horrid grammer made me want to pluck my eyes out of their sockets didn't help!
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Helpful Score: 1
Have you ever felt like you don't know your young adult children and they don't know you? Are their memories different than yours? I loved Anne Tyler's Ladder of Years and this book has a similar motif.
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