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Wow. This one packs an emotional wallop. Our protagonist, Adam, is struggling in his marriage, emotionally burdened by events from his past. He ends up making a trip back to Black Bear Lake, the site of a momentous family reunion decades earlier, whose tragic ramifications have haunted him ever since. The bulk of the novel is a flashback to that summer of 1983, a beautifully written story whose characters come alive on the page in ways elusive to most authors. There’s a warmth and honesty to you
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