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Enjoy the book especially when it's the audio version and the man himself had read (performed!) it. :-) My question is about the title -- Holding. Errrrr. How does it fit into the story? Please pardon my ignorance and enlighten me. Thank you.

Bett Also in Britain a 'smallholding' is a small farm, and the stories here center around the 'holdings' of land which steer people's lives (finding bones …moreAlso in Britain a 'smallholding' is a small farm, and the stories here center around the 'holdings' of land which steer people's lives (finding bones on the land, marrying a woman for her land, etc.). Combined with the characters holding onto the past, it makes a nice double meaning.(less)

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