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Author of THE HOUSE OF GOD

The Spirit of the Place is a novel of love and death, of mothers and sons, of doctors and patients, and, above all, of "The Spirit of the Place", a quirky small Hudson River town "plagued by breakage"--a novel filled with the ineffable "Shem-humor" and pointed insight and drama.
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"Written with a large heart, a healing touch, wry and wise insight into the human condition.Worthy of the Best of Samuel Shem, which is worthy indeed." —James Carroll, National Book Award Winner and author of House of War

A Literary Ventures Fund Book
Publisher: Kent State University Press
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