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Dinner Along the Amazon

by Timothy Findley · 1984

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Here is the powerful, haunting "Lemonade,"where a young boy's world is shattered by his mother's self-destruction, and eleven other stories, including "Dinner along the Amazon,"an unusual journey into the complexities of contemporary relationships.

Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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