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Amy Goodrow, a shy high school student in a small mill town, falls in love with her math teacher, and together, they cross the line between fantasy and reality. When discovered, this emotional and physical trespass brings disgrace to Amy's mother, Isabelle, and intensifies the shame she feels... read more
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- Isabelle Goodrow: A single mother, works as a secretary at a mill in a small town
- Amy Goodrow: Isabelle's teenage daughter
- Stacy Burrows: Amy's friend
- Dottie Brown: Isabelle's co-worker
- Thomas Robertson: Amy's math teacher
- Bev: Isabelle's co-worker
- Avery Clark: Isabelle's boss
- Catherine: Jake Cunningham's daughter
- Jake Cunningham: Isabelle's father's best friend
- Lenny Mandel: The principal of Amy's school
- Emma Clark: Avery's wife
First Sentence edit
It was terribly hot that summer Mr. Robertson left town, and for a long while the river seemed dead.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Strout (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0375705198
Page Count: 303
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0375705198
Page Count: 303
Awards edit
- Orange Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2000, Shortlist)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (1999: The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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