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The Folded Leaf

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The Folded Leaf

By: William Maxwell
Narrated by: Mark Boyett
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Here is a classic novel from one of our most honored writers - the author of such acclaimed works as So Long, See You Tomorrow and All the Days and Nights. The Folded Leaf is the serenely observed yet deeply moving story of two boys finding one another in the Midwest of the 1920s, when childhood lasted longer than it does today and even adults were more innocent of what life could bring.

©1945 William Maxwell (P)2011 Audible, Inc. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

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"A subtle, sensitive, beautifully written story." (Time)
"A quite unconventional novel.... moving and absorbing." (Edmund Wilson)
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I was unfamiliar with William Maxwell until I read this book. I really enjoyed the time period of the early Twentieth Century with intarsia socks and plus fours and tweed caps. Set in a University, we get a glimpse of the new generation of a new century and the relationship between two young men who although very different, fit together very well. I really enjoyed this book and certainly will read any others written by this author.

America 1900

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