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Book Review of Looking for Peyton Place

Looking for Peyton Place
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A picture-perfect New Hampshire town hides a history of scandal and intrigue - a legacy Annie Barnes has never shaken since growing up in tiny Middle River. Five decades ago the area was rocked by a bombshell of a book, Peyton Place, and its author, Grace Metalious, who seemed to know everyone's most intimate secrets. Now a best-selling novelist herself, Annie has come home to find answers to the strange circumstances of her mother's recent death, which leads her to uncover shocking truth about the local paper mill. The townspeople fear Annie intends to pen a Peyton Place of her own, and no one wants her stirring up trouble. But one intriguing man is captivated by Annie's determined spirit - and he wants to give the people of Middle River something to talk about...