Book review: Tom Lake
Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake is a delightful tale of a mother recounting a long-ago romance to her adult daughters
Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake is a delightful tale of a mother recounting a long-ago romance to her adult daughters
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