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Old Mortality 3.5. A story of stories told based around one family
"Her mind closed stubbornly against remembering, not the past but the legend of the past, other people's memory of the past, at such she had spent her life peering in wonder like a child at a magic-lantern show."
— Feb 22, 2026 08:53AM
"Her mind closed stubbornly against remembering, not the past but the legend of the past, other people's memory of the past, at such she had spent her life peering in wonder like a child at a magic-lantern show."
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Pale Horse, Pale Rider: The best of the 3. MC is a character from the first novel, Miranda, as an adult working for a newspaper. She meets Adam. The time period is near the end of WWI and the beginning of the Spanish Flu epidemic.
— Feb 24, 2026 04:55PM
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Noon Wine 3.5
The Thompsons run a very run down dairy farm. One day an immigrant comes along looking for work. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Helton agree on a wage and Mr. Helton gets the farm running and turns out into a profitable business. Then a tragic event happens that changes all of their lives.
A bit of a rough around the edges story that reminded me of a cross between Cather and F. O'Connor.
— Feb 23, 2026 12:19PM
The Thompsons run a very run down dairy farm. One day an immigrant comes along looking for work. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Helton agree on a wage and Mr. Helton gets the farm running and turns out into a profitable business. Then a tragic event happens that changes all of their lives.
A bit of a rough around the edges story that reminded me of a cross between Cather and F. O'Connor.
