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Chapter 1 On the last day of school, in June, Hooker had looked at the crowded,
busy schoolyard, and he had sighed with relief. He could never be made to come
back. In the fall, when he was to be twelve, his father was sending him to ...
Chapter 1 On the last day of school, in June, Hooker had looked at the crowded,
busy schoolyard, and he had sighed with relief. He could never be made to come
back. In the fall, when he was to be twelve, his father was sending him to ...
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Hooker sighed. He wanted to lie down. He wanted to go to sleep, but the stare of
the crows prevented him. On the ground, over the newly turned earth, a
procession of insect life, vast and varied, crisscrossed before him. On the very
edge of the ...
Hooker sighed. He wanted to lie down. He wanted to go to sleep, but the stare of
the crows prevented him. On the ground, over the newly turned earth, a
procession of insect life, vast and varied, crisscrossed before him. On the very
edge of the ...
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She was praying, you see, and he wanted to tempt her — anything to stop a
prayer!" Nick sighed and lighted another cigarette. "St. Theresa took up some
holy water and told him to go away. When she threw it in his direction, he
disappeared.
She was praying, you see, and he wanted to tempt her — anything to stop a
prayer!" Nick sighed and lighted another cigarette. "St. Theresa took up some
holy water and told him to go away. When she threw it in his direction, he
disappeared.
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Avis d'utilisateur - lkernagh - LibraryThingSet in the summer months of 1964, the story is about a well-to-do family of breeding residing in a wealthy neighborhood in Ontario. 11-year old Hooker Winslow is surrounded by his family, a family ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Avis d'utilisateur - Katethegreyt - LibraryThingI've read this novel twice. It is a remarkable first novel; Findley lived up to this beginning and then some during his lifetime. The main character is both hero and victim even while he victimizes ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Section 2 | 27 |
Section 3 | 48 |
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