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, is a gorgeous and moving work. Though the title property is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the narrative is set in the modern day,serves as a much needed, wonderful old-fashioned story that is deeply immersive and gratifying.
A first-person account, told by Danny, the younger son of a Philadelphia real-estate developer, the reader learns what follows when his father marries a young, selfish woman who is obsessed with his father's beloved mansion. Danny and his sister Maeve, whose mother has left them to serve the poor, face the consequences of their father's second marriage. Danny and Maeve's sibling bond, forged from loss, sacrifice, betrayal and enduring love, is a wonder to behold.
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