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Book Review of The Barrowfields: A Novel

The Barrowfields: A Novel
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This is a remarkable debut novel by a talented author. It follows the life of Henry Aster, the son of a man who loves books and a gentle woman whose passion is gardening. The family lives in a very unusual house in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. The prose is exquisite and the literary references are memorable.