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Daniel Mason's 'North Woods' explores time, place, connection, ghosts

The cover of "North Woods" by Daniel Mason. (Courtesy)

Psychiatrist and author Daniel Mason is a Pulitzer-prize finalist for his 2020 “A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth.” Now, he’s beguiling readers with his acclaimed new novelNorth Woods.”

The book is a sweeping exploration of time and connection, following the people who live in or find themselves connected to a single house in Western Massachusetts over 400 or so years. But time,

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