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"Fitzgerald is able to create a detailed backdrop in character and setting for a story about a woman determined to open a bookstore in a small coastal English village. For anyone who has grown up in a small community, you can almost see the ending ..."
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"I liked Florence a lot. I like the perseverance, storyline and British village. Lovely writing.
However, the villagers, even some who should've had her back, saddened this story for me; how they succeeded in their nastiness. I guess not every sto..."
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"I love Fitzgerald's writing. Every well-chosen word gets across so much that is left officially unsaid. This is a sad but beautifully told story about someone who would be a very minor character in most novels."
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"Although this book was nominated for the Booker Prize in 1978, it has not stood the test of time very well. At 123 pages, it is a spare story of a woman who is defeated in the end."
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