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1 author picked The Distance Home as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love to travel and learn, and The Distance Home fully immersed me in a place I've never visited—the plains of South Dakota—and in the lives of a family and people I'd likely never have encountered. This evocative, beautifully written story left me wanting to know more—about the people, about the place, about then what happened.
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