86 - How Much of These Hills Is Gold

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86 - How Much of These Hills Is Gold

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This week we read How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang. We love the Western setting, the lyrical, atmospheric descriptions of the landscape. We have some complicated feelings about the plot and character development. Next time we're reading The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon

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It's like a book club, but we actually read the book. Join hosts Becca and Corinne as they recreate their days working and hanging out at their local independent book store.

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