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Water Street

by Crystal Wilkinson · 2002

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"Water Street examines the secret lives of neighbors and friends who live on Water Street in a small town in Kentucky. Assured and intimate, dealing with love, loss, truth and tragedy, Wilkinson weaves us in and out of the lives of Water Street's inhabitants.

Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisKentuckyKentuckyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 179 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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