Just a weird sort of book but I remember the other book by this author as being sort of strange too but I think this one has it beat on the strangeness rating. On a highway outside of small northern town in upper NY state there are 2 houses that sit next to each other. A guy is in one and he could be described as strange or maybe just really shy--was married but after 1 kid came along was divorced when the girl was still young. He has worked at same job at the GE plant for years and is now in his early 50s. He never really was friendly with the neighbors--seems like each sort of ignored the other. A grandpa and a granddaughter lived next door--the daughter and grandma were killed in a car accident and the girls father is an unknown. The shy guy and the granddaughter are the main characters--their lives are basically forced upon each other and together they sort of help each other out. Guy's daughter gets back into picture at end too. Interesting read but just the amount of strange makes it hard to recommend.
I have posted it on PBS & is the only copy so might get moved at some point.
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