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Aug 28, 2017eappelbaum rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Today my book club discussed this book; we all liked it, could hardly put it down. I grew up in Minnesota and, like the protagonist, went to the University of Minnesota. When I read in the book about the cold walk on the bridge across the Mississippi, I have cold memories. Weather is almost a character in the novel, as mentioned in the publisher's website, http://www.seventhstreetbooks.com/SampleChapters/LifeWeBuryBookClubQuestions.pdf. Yes, Minnesota has long, cold, brutal winters. It also has beautiful lakes and mild summers, not mentioned in this book. The book has several fortunate, unrealistic episodes, but, after all, we like fiction to be kinder than life. The author's website is interesting: http://alleneskens.com/ Take away thoughts: the Vietnam War was bad. Alcoholism is bad. Loving relationships are good. Education is good.