Conjurers ConfessionsReadHowYouWant.com, 2006 - 664 pages A delightful novel sets in central New York near Unadilla Creek. A British Captain has taken tenure and established a farm there with beautiful pond and huts. A moving and poignant piece so magnificently penned by Cooper. Hypnotic!... |
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