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Violence
Barely any
Some violence across historical settings; period-appropriate
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content across multiple stories and centuries
Substance Use
Barely any
Period drinking; social context
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of love, loss, and the way the same ground holds different lives across time
What this book is about
Interconnected stories span the history of Blackwell, Massachusetts from its colonial founding through the present day, with a red garden at the center of each generation's story. Alice Hoffman's collection is lyrical and magical realist, with the warmth and melancholy that characterize her best fiction. Individual stories can be read separately, but the cumulative effect of the town's history is the work's real achievement.
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Adult romantic content
Multigenerational scope
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