Synopses & Reviews
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"Wields the power to pull the reader like a magnet into its world and
will not let go until the story is told." --NEW ORLEANS
TIMES-PICAYUNE
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'"Superb storytelling, a delightful novel filled with humor and grace."--Alice Hoffman'
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"Wields the power to pull the reader like a magnet into its world and
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"Howard Frank Mosher is, for my money, the most natural storyteller
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"Howard Frank Mosher is, for my money, the most natural storyteller
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around . . . THE FALL OF THE YEAR, which is impossible to read without
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recalling the best tales of Washington Irving and Mark Twain, is no
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'\"Dialogue so right that you feel like you\'re eavesdropping on a small, special world.\"'
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will not let go until the story is told." --NEW ORLEANS
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Superb storytelling, a delightful novel filled with humor and grace.” --Alice Hoffman
"Wields the power to pull the reader like a magnet into its world and will not let go until the story is told." --NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE
"Howard Frank Mosher is, for my money, the most natural storyteller around . . . THE FALL OF THE YEAR, which is impossible to read without recalling the best tales of Washington Irving and Mark Twain, is no exception." --Richard Russo
Synopsis
Set in the beautiful mountains of Kingdom County, THE FALL OF THE YEAR is Howard Frank Mosher's brilliant autobiographical novel about love in all its forms, from friendship to the most passionate romance, in a place where family, community, vocation, and the natural world still matter profoundly. Here are the lively stories of the eccentric inhabitants of Kingdom County, including Louvia the Fortuneteller; Foster Boy Dufresne, the local bottle picker; and the daredevil tomboy Molly Murphy, who risks her life to fulfill her dream of running away with the Greatest Little Show on Earth. Mosher's kingdom is "timeless. It existed well before man, has survived his spell upon it, and will do so long after the curtain has fallen" (Washington Post Book World).
About the Author
Howard Frank Mosher is the author of North Country: A Personal Journey through the Borderland and of six novels, including Strager in the Kingdom (winner of the 1991 New England Book Award for fiction), Northern Borders, and Where the Rivers Flow North. Mosher presently resides in Irasburg, Vermont.