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Amy Bloom, Writing Well 'Away' from the Ordinary

Fresh Air | By Maureen Corrigan
Published September 10, 2007 at 9:43 AM MDT

Fresh Air's book critic reviews Away, an extraordinary novel of immigration and epic adventure from Amy Bloom, the author of Come to Me and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You.

Copyright 2007 Fresh Air
Maureen Corrigan
Maureen Corrigan is a book critic for Fresh Air.

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