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Book Review of Plainsong

Plainsong
Plainsong
Author: Kent Haruf
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Ambitious, but never seeming so, Kent Haruf reveals a whole community as he interweaves the stories of a pregnant high school girl, a lonely teacher, a pair of boys abandoned by their mother and a couple of crusty bachelor farmers. A compelling and compassionate novel