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A Place to Come to
A Place to Come to
Author: Robert Penn Warren
This is the story of Jed Tewksbury, an uprooted and alienated man - not uncommon in our time - told by himself in a style sometimes poetic, sometimes raunchy, an effective blend of his backwoods origin and his scholarly attainments. Jed is born just at the end of the First World War on a run-down farm near the little town of Dugton, Alabama. Whe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440359999
ISBN-10: 0440359996
Publication Date: 4/1986
Pages: 404
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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This is without a doubt the most powerful novel that I have ever read. The story line is intricate, with the author providing deep insight into his characters. I have loaned this book to many people over the years since 1977 and not one managed to read the book without considerable tears. People are much more familiar with Warren's All the King's Men, but this is one novel that demands to be read again and again.
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