Family Linen

Lee Smith
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A childhood memory re-experienced, a funeral that brings about a family reunion, and the excavation of a swimming pool on the site of an old well, uncover family secrets and air the dirty linen in this behind-the-scenes look at life and family, memory and forgetfulness, anger and forgiveness in a small Southern town.
Genres: FictionSouthernMysteryBook ClubLiterary FictionHistorical FictionNovelsAdult FictionContemporaryRelationships
288 Pages

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