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The story was about three Proctor brothers--Vernon, Audie and Creed--who lived on a farm in Upstate New York. They grew up with Lester and Ruth and had a youngest sister Donna who escaped the farm life to become a nurse and married DeAlton whom she had Tom with. Preston and Margaret Hatch were neighbors. Preston was about 10 years or so older than Vernon and had taken on the role of "care-taker" after the boys were left on their own.
The story opened with th ...more
The story was about three Proctor brothers--Vernon, Audie and Creed--who lived on a farm in Upstate New York. They grew up with Lester and Ruth and had a youngest sister Donna who escaped the farm life to become a nurse and married DeAlton whom she had Tom with. Preston and Margaret Hatch were neighbors. Preston was about 10 years or so older than Vernon and had taken on the role of "care-taker" after the boys were left on their own.
The story opened with th ...more
Excellent read. Memorable book. Based on a true story in upstate New York, the Proctor brothers live on an isolated farm in poverty and filth. They have lived that way their entire lives. When one of them dies, the world comes knocking and changes their lives forever, but not their relationships to each other.
May 09, 2011
Renata
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Debbie Petersen Wolven
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