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Harriet Doerr is a testament to the fact that you are never to old to start a new endeavor and succeed. Doerr went back to college at 65, and published her first novel at 74. I must admit that I wish she had started earlier, for her books are some of the best books I've read. Doerr wrote what she knew, and that was Mexico, from a foreigner's point of view. Her husband's family owned a mine in Mexico, and they spent long stretches of time there. We have a wonderful view of rural Mexican life in S
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A good combo of the short story and novel.
