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Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home

Amy Dickinson

Discussion: A new year, a new challenge

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Why we're reading this: mini-challenge #2 - book is set in Freeville, NY
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Jan 30, 2018 Wendy Gutman rated it really liked it

I initially dismissed this challenge as I don't typically choose books specifically with themes about animals or the Finger Lakes, but suddenly realized the book I just finished (and loved) took place right in here in Freeville, NY! It is the new one by Amy Dickinson, Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things. It was a light interesting read and kept me entertained, engaged, and informed about small town life just miles outside of Ithaca. I can't wait to drive down Main Street in Freeville and look for t ...more

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Apr 22, 2018 Dolina rated it really liked it

Dickinson continues with this memoir from her earlier "Mighty Queens of Freeville." She discusses her remarriage, being a stepmother, and caring for a frail elderly parent. The book is very
readable and of particular interest with a local author dealing with events in a local area. ...more

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