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The folded leaf is the serenely observed yet deeply moving story of two boys finding one another in the midwest of the 1920s, when childhood lasted longer than it does today and even adults were more innocent of what life could bring. So long, see you tomorrow audiobook by william maxwell. See all books authored by william maxwell, including so long, see you tomorrow, and they came like swallows, and more on. The folded leaf is the serenely observed yet deeply moving story of two boys finding one another in the midwest of the 1920s, when childhood lasted longer than. Remarks on receiving the gold medal for fiction, american academy of arts and letters william maxwell 1995 185. Duffy to the guardians of american letters fund, made in. Edward hirsch and william maxwell edward hirsch 1996 210. I first read this 1520 years ago, and liked it enough to later read time and love it. William maxwells the folded leaf a midwestern writer. Together through high school and college years in the midwest, the undersized and lonely lymie rewards the protective.
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