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The main characters of this fiction, magical realism story are ethan ford, jorie ford. Honest, shattering, seductive, and ultimately healing, blue diary is an unforgettable novel by a writer who tells truths powerful enough to break a readers heart time magazine. The lives of the people of the small town of monroe, massachusetts are shattered when beloved friend and neighbor ethan forda little league coach, trusted contractor, doting husband and father, and heroic volunteer firemanis arrested for a fifteenyearold murder which he readily admits to committing. Pdf blue diary book by alice hoffman free download 304 pages. This deeply felt and compelling novel makes it clear why alice hoffman has been called one of the best writers we have today cleveland plain dealer.
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