Book description
It is the summer of 1927 when freshly-minted college graduate Robert Martin moves to the small Southside Virginia town of Lawrenceville. There, he takes up residence in the boarding house operated by widow Louvenia Hicks with help from her teenage daughter, Laura. Over the course of the next year, Robert…
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1 author picked The Boarding House as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I'm biased here, as Heartwell was my favorite high school teacher and remains a friend. But this is a truly wonderful historical novel, capturing its 1920s moment pitch-perfectly and making us care deeply about all of its characters by its moving conclusion.
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