Daniel Mason's 'Country People' delivers an absurd but tender portrait of rural New England
Jul 20, 20262m
"Country People" is not a rehash of "North Woods," but it exists in a similar magical universe.
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"Country People" is not a rehash of "North Woods," but it exists in a similar magical universe.
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