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The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
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June 16, 2021
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Steve
Dec 18, 2020 rated it really liked it
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The "Book" of Ebenezer Le Page is the late-life reflections of a 80-something Guernsey Island man. Guernsey Island is part of the channel islands, and is part of the United Kingdom. That said, Ebenezer Le Page has, for the most part, never left his tiny island. The 20th Century history of the island is recounted through the eyes of Le Page. The coming of the automobile, the wars, the occupation by the Germans, and fast changing times, commercialization, is all faithfully recorded by Ebenezer tho ...more
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