Introduction In the tumultuous days after World War I, Herman Richter returns from the front to find his only sister, Liesel, allied with Lester Sutter, the “slow” son of a rival clan who spends his days expertly trapping lake turtles. Liesel has sought Lester’s friendship in the wake of her parents’ deaths and in the [...]
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Torch by Cheryl Strayed
“A deeply compelling, wonderfully crafted story about a journey into, through, and past grief.” — Elizabeth Berg About the Book “The doctor didn’t say cancer — at least she didn’t hear him say it. She heard him say oranges and peas and radishes and ovaries and lungs and liver.” So begins Torch, the story [...]
