Book description
Set in rural Vermont in the volatile 1960s, Agony Hill is the first novel in a new historical series full of vivid New England atmosphere and the deeply drawn characters that are Sarah Stewart Taylor's trademark.
In the hot summer of 1965, Bostonian Franklin Warren arrives in Bethany, Vermont, to…
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1 author picked Agony Hill as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is full of suspense with a very logical wrap-up. The main character is a Boston cop in small-town Vermont, and since I moved to Vermont from the West only five years ago, I could relate to his feelings of confusion and displacement. Two fires, a victim, a touch of romance, a touch of American history, and mysterious government officials up to who-knows-what. Very enjoyable read.
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